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Doctor Shortage To Worsen As One Third Of GPs Retire Early, Australia
A third of Western Australian GPs aged 45-65 years plan to retire early, potentially deepening Australia"s medical workforce shortage, according to research published in this year"s General Practice edition of the Medical Journal of Australia.
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Reduced Risk Of Stroke, Further Heart Attack And Death For Patients After A Heart Attack Or Unstable Angina With Oral Rivaroxaban
The findings of the ATLAS ACS-TIMI 46 study are reported in an article Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet, and written by Dr Jessica L Mega, Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, and collaborators. They suggest that the intake of the oral anti-clotting drug rivaroxaban in patients after an acute coronary syndrome (such as a heart attack or an unstable angina) reduces the risk of stroke, another heart attack, and death.
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Obama Plan To Cut Hospital Payments Draws Ire
The Obama administration has called for $200 billion in cuts for hospital reimbursements in an effort to overhaul the health care system. Federal funding under the reimbursement system known as "disproportionate share payments" is provided to hospitals in large part to help meet the cost of caring for the uninsured. Administration officials argue that as the number of uninsured decrease, reimbursements should also fall. However, hospital leaders and staff worry about such cuts as well as calls for a government-run insurance plan to compete with private plans.
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Critical Need For Safe Staffing Levels In Aged Care, Australia

With nearly 40% of aged care residents spending less than one year in a nursing home and 18% less than 3 months, it is critical that the Australian government acts now to implement minimum staffing levels and an adequate skills mix of carers, enrolled and registered nursing staff. The AIHW report on residential aged care in Australia 2007-2008 reveals nursing home residents are now frailer and sicker than ever before. Half have a diagnosis of dementia and a significant number have complex diseases such as heart conditions and connective tissue diseases like severe arthritis. "Nursing homes are like mini hospitals, with nurses and carers having to provide a high level of nursing and end of life care," said ANF Federal Secretary Ged Kearney. "We need the right mix of staff with the expertise, experience and qualifications to recognise disease complications. We need staff who understand the impact of medication regimes and who also have the time to provide emotional support to residents and their families at a very difficult time," Ms Kearney said. The ANF because we care campaign, is seeking improved working conditions for nurses and carers working in aged care to recruit and retain a highly skilled workforce to care for older Australians. "At a time when Australia"s population is ageing and more and more people need residential aged care, the number of registered and enrolled nurses working in the sector has dropped significantly," Ms Kearney said. The AIHW report demonstrates the need for a highly skilled workforce and this will only be achieved by recognising that nurses and carers deserve to be paid fairly and work in facilities with an appropriate skills mix." The ANF, with 170,000 members, is the professional and industrial voice for nurses and midwives in Australia. Australia Nursing Federation


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