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The reason that I have hope in Aged Care

By Dr. Jonathan Ramachenderan @thehealthyGP on

“Jonathan you have to come in. There’s been an incident with Brian* and the other residents and families are scared, I don’t know what to do!”. *Names changed for privacy* The panicked voice on the other end was an aged care nurse whom I’d worked with closely and whose clinical judgment I respected and relied

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How to be a standout health professional in the current aged care landscape

By Dr. Jonathan Ramachenderan @thehealthyGP on

“Jonathan, there is a phone call for you” my wife called out from the kitchen. It was 9pm and Jenny, one of senior registrered nurses from the nursing home was on the line. “I think Howard’s declining quickly Jonathan, the carers have just taken him back to bed and they’ve said that he’s had trouble

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