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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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Patel whistleblower backs survey - Queensland Times

THE NURSE who exposed disgraced Bundaberg doctor Jayant Patel has thrown her support behind a worldwide whistleblowing survey.

Hospital employees must pay for parking - Adelaide Now

PUBLIC Service Association members will pay to park at the state's hospitals and foot the bill for an unsuccessful Supreme Court challenge.

Doctors fight mental health beds closure - ABC News

Salaried doctors say they will not give up a fight against a closure of 10 mental health beds at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide.

ACT boosts hospital funding in budget - Business Spectator

Treasurer Andrew Barr has given the ACT's hospital system a massive $109.5 million boost despite strained finances.

Vulnerable pay the price for a budget surplus - ABC News

"I want to make it clear that mental health will be a second-term priority for the Government... A first-class health system means dignity and it means peace of mind.  Mental illness is a place where quality services can make a real difference to people's lives, indeed it can save lives.''

Scholarship offer to boost nurse education at Neringah - Hornsby Advocate

NURSES at Neringah Hospital can now apply for a scholarship to further their education. The new Sheila Mason Nursing Education Scholarship was launched last Wednesday during a special event to mark Palliative Care Week.

Budget to boost doctors, cut wait times - ABC News

Health will be a big winner in Tuesday's ACT budget, with hundreds of millions of dollars to be spent on medical services and capital works.

Take action for wards - Northern Star

ABOUT 100 people worried about the future of local hospitals at Bonalbo, Coraki and Mullumbimby gathered beneath their placards and grey skies for a protest outside Lismore Base Hospital on Saturday morning.

My pride, my angel - The Mercury

SPECIALIST Royal Hobart Hospital nurse Helen Starosta is a shining light for young Tasmanians with cancer.

Night-shift nurse wins $20,700 payout after tribunal finds Queensland Health discriminated against her - Courier Mail

THE State Government has been ordered to pay $20,700 to a nurse for requiring her to work night shifts.