Woman sentenced for working as a nurse without registration at Gold Coast hospital
A Gold Coast woman who worked without registration at a Gold Coast Hospital for two years after her registration lapsed has been fined $5,000 and ordered to pay $1,750 in legal costs. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) prosecuted the woman for holding herself out as an enrolled nurse when she was not registered, […]
Developing digital health capability in residential aged care
Recommendation 68 of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Report1 outlined implementation of digital technology and My Health Record into residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Progress on implementation of Recommendations2 focus on My Health Record (MHR) and several funded projects to support registration of MHR and electronic medication charts.2 Further projects are […]