Study explores which model of maternity care is best

A new study will investigate which model of maternity care is the most cost-effective and delivers the best health outcomes. Associate Professor Emily Callander, a health economics researcher at James Cook University in Townsville, was granted a $437,000 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) fellowship to examine the cost and outcomes of the pregnancy, […]

Why climate change is a major health threat

Health professionals including nurses must view climate change as a major health threat of today in order to improve patient outcomes of tomorrow, according to Dr David Pencheon, Director of the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) for NHS England and Public Health England. “The main thing is don’t treat climate change as an environmental threat in […]