The pandemic has generated widespread debate about the aged care industry and concern for elderly people and their families. Supported Residential Services (SRS) are another sector in urgent... Read more
In the latest edition of the COVID-19 wrap, public health researcher Alison Barrett brings you resources from the Campbell Collaboration, global perspectives on healthcare worker infections,... Read more
Despite the refrain throughout the COVID-19 pandemic that ‘we are all in this together’, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disabi... Read more
In the latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell reports on critical aged care concerns, the latest developments in climate health, recent dementia research and other new reports... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: This week, Australian governments have sent very mixed messages on their commitment to improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. On one ha... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Hundreds of leading public health, nursing, midwifery and medical experts and organisations have signed an open letter urging the Federal Government to modify new res... Read more
This report from Dr Sebastian Rosenberg is the the sixth and final report from a series of e-presentations about the international impact of COVID-19 on mental health. This e-presentation di... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, to cover specific health issues or events. Recently, Health Justice Austra... Read more
For many of us, the COVID-19 lockdown has been a new experience of isolation. But for people with serious illnesses and disabilities isolation is often a daily part of life. Below, Jodett... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Federal Department of Health last week released the Management and Operational Plan for COVID-19 for People with Disability, which says the novel coronavirus pre... Read more
