With the incidence of dementia
in its many forms estimated to
reach beyond one million patients
in the next 40 years, Minister for
Aged Care Sussan Ley said the
government is determined to build
“improved nationally consistent
dementia support services for all
Australians”, following a report
from KPMG.
The key issue the report
highlighted was that current
services lacked “consistency and
coordination”.
The government will announce its
response by the end of the year.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 09 Nov 15 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 09 Nov 15
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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