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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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Rising tide of protections for wider net of health professionals - The Age

A state government plan to impose tougher jail terms for people who assault staff in emergency departments could be extended to cover a wider range of health professionals.

Govt cuts hurting Fraser aged care - Fraser Coast Chronicle

AGED care nurses on the Fraser Coast face a job where they may be punched or spat on, with wages often up to $15,000 less than what they could earn in a hospital.

Bega hospital bed closures put on hold - ABC News

Plans by nurses to close beds at a New South Wales far south coast hospital have been put on hold.

Nursing bursaries begin - The Mercury

THE first funding under the Federal Government's $325 million bailout of Tasmania's health system will begin to flow from today, Community Services Minister Julie Collins said.

Home nurses to ease hospital crowding - Perth Now

ALLOWING ambulance paramedics to refer patients to home nurses rather than clogging up emergency departments with minor issues could help solve the ramping crisis, a new study has shown.

Thousands of seriously ill walk out of emergency rooms - News.com.au

PATIENTS needing amputations are among thousands walking out of hospital emergency departments because they do not want to wait.

Vic hospital security laws may be expanded - Perth Now

THE Victorian government may consider new laws designed to better protect emergency workers as health officials continue lobbying for wider protections.

Medicos demand law to protect all staff as violence spread - Herald Sun

THREE people are assaulted a week in Victorian hospitals, according to police data that frontline health staff warn conceals what is a "hidden epidemic of violence".

Nurses join funds run - Geelong Advertiser

NURSES at Geelong Hospital were getting ready to run yesterday, so babies like seven-month-old Stella Patterson can play.

Unions cautiously welcome ramping action - 7 News

Queensland nurses want the State Government to explain how it will pay for new positions to tackle ambulances ramping at hospitals.