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Hospitals in Australia to Provide Doctors, Nurses & Security Personnel with Body Armor 01-01-2019

West Australian hospital patients and visitors have increasingly become more aggressive and even violent. For their safety, the doctors and nurses as well as security personnel will soon be issued body armor.

The Australian Health Department has placed an order for 250 custom body armor vests, claiming the protective armor was needed “to enhance the safety of employees most at risk of being injured by the increase in aggression and violence in hospital settings.” 

Robotic Nurse Assistant (RONA) Current And Future Market Size 01-01-2019

Robotic nurse assistant or robotic nursing also known as ‘Carebots’ is the use of autonomous mobile robots which are  designed and programmed to perform tasks related to assist (but not replace) nurses in hospitals, care facilities or even homes for treatment and medical care of people especially elderly and physically disabled ones. Robot nurses are also used for performing several routine tasks such as collecting blood sugar and pressure levels.

The Dangerous Allure of Breech Birth at Home – and a Problematic New Paper 31-12-2018

At first glance, I thought I’d misunderstood it. I just didn’t expect to see a paper with so much spin about high-risk home birth in a mainstream specialist journal. This one claimed that, in essence, all you need is the right practitioner for breech birth to be safe at home. And it was amplified by the authors on the journal’s blog, too. Why do I think this was dangerous and misleading, and what does the case show about the editorial process of the journal that published and promoted it?

Ipswich nurse's tale of the high seas 03-08-2018

AN IPSWICH nurse navigator has returned from a global aid mission around the world. West Moreton Health Nurse Navigator Gail Rogers took the transition in her stride when she swapped the familiar wards of Ipswich Hospital for a 1000-bed hospital on the high seas during a recent seven-week deployment with the Navy.

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Minister receives frosty reception from NSW nurses - ABC News

The NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has been heckled while addressing the NSW Nurses Association annual conference in Sydney.

More cuts in Qld as doctors raise alarm on TB care - ABC PM

The Queensland Government is toughening its approach to public servants. It's announced more job cuts and is calling in the industrial umpire to conciliate a wage dispute with the remaining public servants. [audio]

Qld nurses warn of TB 'complacency' - Brisbane Times

Queensland nurses hit the streets to protest against the government decentralising the state's TB control centre in an attempt to cut costs. [video]

Sex offender banned from being a nurse - Adelaide Now

A MALE nurse who "upskirted" a female colleague before being caught with child pornography has been banned from working in the health industry for three years.

Union to brief nurses on payroll change impacts - 7 News

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) says it will meet members across the state to discuss changes to the Queensland Health payroll system.

Pharmaceutical companies spends $30m wining, dining doctors - The Australian

DRUG companies are spending $30 million a year wining and dining doctors and healthcare workers, and are subsidising nurse wages in some GP clinics.

Greens push physician fix for hospitals - ABC News

The Greens are pushing to introduce a new profession into the Tasmanian health system to help ease the budget crisis.

Death of woman in care raises questions - ABC 7.30

An inquest into the death of 91-year-old Martha McKee in an aged care facility in NSW with only two staff members has raised questions about duty of care. [VIDEO]

Moorabbin TAFE helps nurse ambitions - Moorabbin Leader

MOORABBIN is officially home to Australia's first TAFE nursing graduates.