Bupa And Aged Care Emerge As First Choice For Nursing Graduates 19th November 2009 - Views: 1348 Aiming to fill 20 full time Registered Nurse places in 2010, the newly created program forms part of an innovative approach by the leading aged care provider to attract and retain quality nurses and combat the well publicised shortage within the sector.
Australia Can Eliminate Avoidable Blindness In The Asia Pacific Within 10 Years 19th November 2009 - Views: 604 The Hon Bob McMullan MP, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, will today launch the Vision 2020 Australia Global Consortium. The 2008 federal budget contained a $45 million commitment to improving eye health in the Asia Pacific.
Boehringer Ingelheim And Glaxosmithkline Back Efa's Call For Urgent Improvements In Care For People 19th November 2009 - Views: 621 Boehringer Ingelheim and GSK, companies with a strong heritage in COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and a commitment to improved patient care, have today announced their support of The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations' (EFA) call for urgent improvement in the care of people with COPD.
Mainstay Of The Global Workforce - 40-65 Year Olds - Hit Hardest By Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Di 18th November 2009 - Views: 633 COPD Uncovered, a new report issued today reveals for the first time that people between the ages of 40 to 65 are emerging as the new face of this disease.
New Aihw Report: Australia's Welfare 2009 17th November 2009 - Views: 643 While most Australians enjoy a good standard of living, many are struggling to care for people with a disability, or with issues related to ageing, homelessness, children and families, according to the latest information on the nation’s welfare-related services released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.