Service Providers Register
Disability News- Australian doctors work to eliminate devastating childbirth injury February 25, 2019Two Australian doctors are at the forefront of an international effort to consign a horrific childbirth injury to the past.Dr Norman Swan
- The links between housing and health February 25, 2019Globally there are millions of avoidable deaths each year from respiratory diseases, other infections, lead poisoning, high and low indoor temperatures and fires.Dr Norman Swan
- Artificial intelligence, machine learning and radiology February 25, 2019Bias, transparency and explainability are issues thrown up by the adoption of artificial intelligence into medicine.Dr Norman Swan
- Critics lash proposed mental health changes February 18, 2019They say the changes won't help those who most need it, and that what we need is more team-based care.Dr Norman Swan
- A new drug for breathlessness February 18, 2019Breathlessness is a debilitating condition that affects thousands of Australians.Dr Norman Swan
- Protect your heart with exercise February 15, 2019It's time to give your own heart some love.Dr Norman Swan
- Organ transplants from executed Chinese prisoners and research ethics February 11, 2019Macquarie University researchers say hundreds of journal papers in the transplant field don't follow ethical guidelines in declaring whether or not their research includes transplants from executed prisoners in China.Dr Norman Swan
- The exercises that work to protect older people from falls February 11, 2019Balance exercises are good for preventing falls in the elderly, and Tai Chi seems to be effective too.Dr Norman Swan
- Surgery for common shoulder problem doesn't work February 11, 2019Subacromial pain syndrome is common and debilitating, often affecting sleep.Dr Norman Swan
- Do you really need an annual clean at the dentist? February 11, 2019The dentist's scale and clean doesn't seem to make a difference to gum health. But that doesn't necessarily mean you can skip a check-up.Dr Norman Swan
- Australian doctors work to eliminate devastating childbirth injury February 25, 2019
Category Archives: Support groups
NDIS Step 1: Think and Prepare
6 February 2015 Article from Every Australian Counts. The NDIS is coming. Admittedly not fast enough for many of us but the fact that it will be rolled out across Australia in the next few years means now is a … Continue reading
Posted in Children, NDIS updates, Parents & Carers, Support groups
Tagged NDIS updates
Leave a comment
Open Letter on Disability Issues
Queensland News Update 29 January 2015 Responses from the ALP and LNP to NDS Open Letter on Disability Issues. On 15 January, NDS sent an Open Letter to the Queensland Liberal National Party (LNP) and the Queensland … Continue reading
Posted in Educators, Parents & Carers, Service Provider, Support groups, Youth
Leave a comment
Positive results from NDIS trials counter arguments for delays
For many people in the disability community, the apparent slow progress of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and lack of visible commitment either way from the Federal Government has left many people feeling frustrated. The reality though is that … Continue reading
Posted in News for all, Parents & Carers, Support groups
Leave a comment