Finally It Seems The Government Is Giving Up On The COVIDSafe App.
Two reports appeared late last week. First we have: Senate committee calls for funding of failed COVIDSafe app to be dropped From May to November 2020, the COVIDSafe app chipped in 0.1% of all close contact detections in New South Wales. Written by Campbell Kwan, Journalist on April 7, 2022 | Topic: Government: AU
Australia's COVIDSafe app, which was initially likened to digital sunscreen by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, has been slammed by the Senate committee tasked with reviewing the federal government's pandemic response.
"By not recognising the app's faults, or seeking to fix the app, the government has continued t...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 10, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - news and statistics - 30th March 2022 (with addendum)
Several posts at once. In this one, a Guardian story about what the Ockendon report into the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust is expected to reveal about the trust ' s avoidance of caesarean sections in an attempt to meet targets, and the subsequent neonatal deaths and injuries.Note added later the same day - the Ockendon report is out andhere is the Guardian ' s story, and thefinal report itself is here.Then,provisional statistics on births in England and Wales in 2021, which may show the effect of COVID-19 on live births, still births, gestational age, birthweight and place of birth. This is f...
Source: Browsing - March 30, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 28 March, 2022.
ConclusionsThis review provides a (1) comprehensive data map for PPH for obesity in Queensland and (2) globally translatable framework to identify, collate and appraise primary data sources to advance PPH for obesity and other noncommunicable diseases. Significant challenges must be addressed to achieve PPH, including: using designed and organic data harmoniously, digital infrastructure for high-quality organic data, and the ethical and social implications of using consumer-centred health data to improve public health.Note: Found the #myHR not much use-----https://au.hudson.com/jobview/aps-6-complex-services-manager/e596db...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 28, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Organisational and Advance Care Planning Program Characteristics Associated with Advance Care Directive Completion: A Prospective Multicentre Cross-sectional Audit among Health and Residential Aged Care Services Caring for Older Australians
Karen Detering (Austin Health), Craig Sinclair (University of New South Wales), Kim Buck (Independent), Marcus Sellars (Independent), Ben White (Queensland University of Technology), Helana Kelly (affiliation not provided), Linda Nolte (Austin Health), Organisational and Advance Care Planning Program Characteristics Associated... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 17, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Annual survey of social workers and social work: 2021 - a summary report
British Association of Social Workers (BASW) -This survey of over 2,000 social workers from across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales aims to provide insight into the needs, the professional motivations and ambitions of social workers. It also identifies what is important to social workers and the challenges faced for the profession such as increased workload, public perceptions, levels of harassment and discrimination, the consequences of the pandemic and the issue of ‘moral distress’.Summary reportBASW - press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 10, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Social care Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Growing Enlightenment: Sentencing Offenders With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia
Gabrielle Wolf (Deakin University), Growing Enlightenment: Sentencing Offenders With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia, 44 Univ. New South Wales L. J. 4 (2021): The number of defendants raising an Autism Spectrum Disorder ( ‘ASD’) diagnosis in criminal proceedings is increasing. Australian... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - February 24, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Avian influenza (bird flu)
My local park has notices up about an outbreak. Here are sources of latest official information (for the UK). Travel related information is at the end of the post. In addition to the sites below try your local authority ' s website.Animal and Plant Health Agency reports relating to wild birdsDEFRA and APHA, preliminary outbreak assessment, for Europe, Russia and the UK - includes Weekly disease reportsDEFRA and APHA, guidanceDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland), Avian influenzaHealth and Safety Executive, Avian influenza(PDF) (information particularly for those i...
Source: Browsing - January 26, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: avian influenza Source Type: blogs
Yn adrodd canlyniadiau prawf llif unffordd cyflym
Some linguistic observations about reporting the result of your lateral flow test, relatively trivial in the grand scheme of things, I know.The opening screen where you report your LFT result tells you the service is available in Welsh, so I thought I would try it.That changes the opening screen to Welsh, " Cofnodi canlyniad prawf llif unffordd cyflym COVID-19 " Mewngyfnodi is to login, as you might know.The login screens are in English, but the rest are in Welsh. Ar gyfer pwy rydych chi ' n adrodd canlyniad... and so on.There is the option to get the confirmation text and email in Welsh (you ge...
Source: Browsing - January 25, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 17 January, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. General Comment ----- Certainly last week saw many more back at work and the news flow pick up. Some minor progress I think! ----- https://www.innovationaus.com/nsw-first-state-to-incorporate-rat-results-in-app/ NSW first state to incorporate RAT results in app Denham Sadler
National Affairs Editor 12 January 2022 New South Wales has become the fi...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - January 17, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Exiting Prison with Complex Support Needs: The Role of Housing Assistance
Chris Martin, Rebecca Reeve (University of New South Wales), Ruth McCausland (University of New South Wales), Eileen Baldry (University of New South Wales), Pat Burton (University of Tasmania), Rob White(University of Tasmania), Stuart Thomas (RMIT University), Exiting Prison with Complex... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 20, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Post-Pandemic Workplace Design and the Plight of Employees with Invisible Disabilities: Is Australian Labour Law and Anti-Discrimination Legislation Equipped to Address New and Emerging Workplace Inequalities?
Angelo Capuano (Central Queensland University), Post-Pandemic Workplace Design and the Plight of Employees with Invisible Disabilities: Is Australian Labour Law and Anti-Discrimination Legislation Equipped to Address New and Emerging Workplace Inequalities?, 45 U. New S. Wales L. J. (forthcoming 2022):... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 19, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Of Parole and Public Emergencies: Why the Victorian Charter Override Provision Should be Repealed
Julie Debeljak (Monash University), Of Parole and Public Emergencies: Why the Victorian Charter Override Provision Should be Repealed, 45 U. New S. Wales L. J. (2022): In times of unprecedented health emergencies, when the executive is exercising extraordinary powers in... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 15, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
“A Sad Kind Of Happiness”: The Role Of Mixed Emotions In Our Lives
By Emma Young
Sometimes, our emotions are one-dimensional. This morning, for example, when both my kids and my dog jumped into bed, I felt happy. During the Halloween party that my husband and I organised for our boys, though, happiness at their pleasure was definitely tinged with anxiety/stress at managing a houseful of rampaging kids. And here we get into murkier emotional territory. While so much research has been done on individual, “basic” emotions, more complex emotional experiences have been neglected. But recent studies have revealed some surprising and special roles for mixed emotions in our lives....
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - November 25, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Emotion Feature Source Type: blogs
This Is Definitely A Move In The Right Direction To Maintain Public Confidence In The QR Scanning System.
This appeared last week: NSW legislates to protect check in data from police Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter 15 November 2021 A government bill banning New South Wales police from accessing COVID-19 check in data is expected to become law this week, after passing the Upper House with bipartisan support and being endorsed by the state ’s privacy watchdog. It comes in the absence of a national approach and follows incidents of state police accessing the check in data for investigations not related to the pandemic. Police have sought to access check in app data in Western Australia, Victoriaand Queensland, sparking warnings...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - November 24, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Public Health Protection and Health Security Framework: outline agreement
Department of Health and Social Care - This framework has been jointly developed and agreed between the UK government, the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and each of the UK ’s national public health agencies. It provides a formal basis and governance structure for collaboration between all parts of the UK on health security and health protection policy. It supports cooperation on issues which require UK-wide approaches, as well as on devolved issues where the sharing of knowledge and expertise is beneficial.FrameworkMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 2, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
