Australia relaxes drone rules
No certification needed for sub-2kg commercial ops. Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority has amended legislation governing the use...
New MOOCs on disability launched
Professionals working in the community care sector are being encouraged to participate in free online courses on disability issues on...
New education guide on medicines and dementia
Alzheimer’s Australia and NPS MedicineWise have launched a set of new resources to inform people with dementia and their carers about...
LASA Q State Conference
Plan to set sail for the LASA Q State Conference & Trade Exhibition 2016 Achieving excellence on the age services high seas requires a...
Questions over funding of health package
Doctors and health groups have cautiously welcomed a chronic disease plan hailed by the federal government as one of the biggest health...
Take action to improve dementia care
More than 70 people living with dementia and their carers have outlined priorities to improve dementia care in Australia. PHOTO: More...
Primary Health Care sells Medical Director to Affinity Equity Partners
Primary Health Care has offloaded its GP practice management software business for $155 million to Affinity Equity Partners in the same...
Forward from 40: The top healthcare milestones of the past 40 years
In celebration of Modern Healthcare's 40th anniversary, readers were asked to choose the top healthcare milestones since the magazine's...
TriCare reducing cost of aged care
A Queensland aged care home is reducing the cost of care by discounting the basic daily fee for new admissions. PHOTO: TriCare reducing...
Call for portable entitlements for community care workers
A senate inquiry investigating Australia’s aged care workforce has been told that a portable entitlement scheme for aged care workers...