Cancer Council NSW tips for a healthier Christmas

While many of us are happy to indulge over Christmas, the extra girth gained seems less appealing once the New Year rolls around.

Weight gain over the festive season is a major contributor to excess yearly weight gain, especially for people who are already carrying more weight than they would like.

But rather than fearing the fare on offer, a few simple considerations when preparing food for Christmas can keep it fun and fulfilling, and healthy too

The Cancer Council suggest these tips to help keep the extra kilos at bay which not only includes increasing fruit and vegetable but has cancer prevention benefits too.

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Contemplating the last Christmas together

Most Australians are looking forward to Christmas, to catching up with family, sharing a meal and family memories, and then relaxing over summer. However, around 200,000 Australian families will be affected by death and dying this Christmas.Yet many of us are unable to talk about what is happening and may avoid the topic of dying, which can leave families feeling isolated and unsupported.

Read more here on CareSearch to discover suggestions that have been made to help people facing bereavement at Christmas.

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Guidelines for Guidelines

The NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council) recently launched 'Guidelines for Guidelines, providing guideline developers with practical advice on how to meet the 2016 NHMRC Guideline Standards.

It is an online resource comprised of a collection of peer reviewed modules that form a handbook that covers every aspect of the planning, development, review, implementation and updating of guidelines.

Public feedback is encouraged at consultations.nhmrc.gov.au.

Read more about the Guidelines here.

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BHI Healthcare Quarterly

BHI (Bureau of Health Information) has released its latest Healthcare Quarterly report, for July to September 2018, featuring measures of activity and performance in public hospitals and ambulance services in NSW.

Presentations to emergency departments were down 3.2% on the same quarter in 2017 and overall, timeliness of care in NSW emergency departments improved when compared with the same period last year.

Read the full report here or watch the video from the BHI website: