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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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Matron a beacon for blind children - WA Today

ESME DUNELL, who changed the lives of numerous blind children for the better with her pioneering work as matron of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind over almost two decades, has died at an aged care facility in Bendigo. She was 92.

Concerns raised by health professionals about State Government's cost-slashing - Adelaide Now

THE State Government yesterday released reports recommending job cuts and the loss of hospital beds. Industry spokespeople have their say on the issue.

Nurses secure 3 per cent pay rise - Brisbane Times

Queensland nurses have ticked off on a deal granting them pay rises of 3 per cent a year and improved Sunday night penalty rates.

SA Health to consult on budget reviews which advise cutting 110 beds and 300 staff - The Australian

A REVIEW of the South Australian Health Department has proposed 300 job cuts and more than 110 hospital bed closures.

Proposed hospital cuts anger health professionals, who say they go too far - Perth Now

HEALTH professionals have savaged recommendations to chop 308 jobs and 114 beds from Adelaide hospitals, warning services will suffer.

Nurses strike pay deal with Qld govt - Courier Mail

QUEENSLAND'S public sector nurses and midwives have voted overwhelmingly to accept the government's three per cent wage rise.

Community supports nurses staffing fight - ABC News

The fight for an extra nurse at a busy Upper Hunter hospital intensified yesterday, with local nurses taking to the streets to rally.

Queensland nurse fined for cup of water at patient - The Telegraph

A QUEENSLAND Health nurse has been reprimanded and ordered to pay $3500 in costs for momentarily losing control of his emotions and throwing a cup of water in a patient's face.

Muswellbrook nurses demand extra worker - ABC News

Nurses in the New South Wales Upper Hunter will this morning launch a community campaign calling for an extra nurse in Muswellbrook Hospital's Emergency Department.

Health sector worried for frontline jobs - 7 News

South Australian Health Minister John Hill says tough decisions will need to be made after this week's release of two independent reports on his department's finances.