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COVID-19 update – 14 May 2020
New emergency leave provision for aged care residents
Don’t pick wild mushrooms
Democratic Governance in an Emergency: Recalibrating for Pandemic
Laurie Cyr-Martel volunteers to support frontline pandemic workers experiencing tough times
Some improvements required to COVIDSafe Bill before Parliament
Opening of 100th COVID-19 GP-led respiratory clinic
Visitor Access Code offers clarity for residential aged care
Leadership in nursing scholarship awarded to senior Department of Health Nursing Officer
COVID-19 update – 12 May 2020
Primary care key to protecting Australians from COVID-19
Research finds primary health care nurses losing work during pandemic
Primary health care nurses losing work during coronavirus pandemic
Scholarship opens leadership door for WA senior nursing officer
International Nurses Day 2020
Three Boeing Dreamlifters Transport PPE to South Carolina for COVID-19 Recovery Efforts Across State
Dashboard puts local COVID data within easy reach
Victorian Premier announces changes to COVID-19 restrictions
Limited COVID-19 community transmission a good sign for WA
Crack Investigative Teams For Coronavirus Outbreaks
COVID-19 update: 10 May 2020
COVID-19 update: 9 May 2020
Building trades’ risky drinking problems
Macquarie Group Foundation pledges AUD$1 million to Optimise Study
Commission position on draft ‘COVIDSafe App’ Bill
COVID-19 update – 8 May 2020
More than $16 million for ovarian cancer breakthrough projects
Remember to attest to or send back your Provider Relief Fund payment
Albury Wodonga Health hosts pop-up COVID-19 clinic
3000 nurses ensure Australia is prepared for pandemic
EMPHN appoints Janine Wilson as CEO
Changes to aged care services
Child’s play helps parents too but finding time and space is not so easy
Group complaint for asylum seekers at risk in immigration detention calls for urgent investigation
1 in 5 Aussies aged 45 and over experience chronic pain
Community groups collaborate to help region’s most vulnerable through COVID-19
Research expanded to FIFO workers to track possible COVID-19
Rapid response capabilities
Supporting Victorians With Disability During Coronavirus
Over $33 million to boost genomics research into cancers and to combat children’s diseases
COVID-19: Potentially lifesaving immunoglobulin treatment for seriously ill Australians
Australian Health Protection Principal Committee statement on resumption of sport and recreation activities
Australia’s first regional Aboriginal-led COVID clinic opens in Toowoomba
Study finds surgical instruments can remain inside patients undetected for more than
$5M to help community pharmacies support people with mental illnesses
WA midwife, Sara David, recognised on International Day of Midwife
COVIDSafe Bill: privacy protections improved, but more needed
Surgical instruments wrongly left inside a patient may not be detected for more than