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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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Hospital slashes waiting times - 7 News

Perth's only 24-hour private hospital emergency department has slashed its average waiting time to be seen by a doctor to 16 minutes, using an "express system" and seeing more patients in order of their arrival.

Smart Ward system revolutionising hospital care - ABC AM

TONY EASTLEY: For nurses the job is all about caring, but it can at times get tied up in a lot of paperwork. The trial of a new computerised patient system called "Smart Ward" is yielding impressive results at two hospitals in Melbourne, and it may pave the way for the scheme to be introduced to other hospitals in other states. [+audio]

Mater Hospital threatens nurses' back pay in push to reduce wage claim - Courier Mail

MATER Health Services is threatening to deny back pay to nurses unless they accept a wage rise lower than their public health system peers. Queensland Health nurses and midwives were granted a 3 per cent a year pay rise over three years last year.

Tasmanian university graduates forced interstate to find jobs - 7 News

There are concerns thousands of Tasmanian university students who have just graduated will struggle to find a job. More than 3,500 students gained their degrees from the University of Tasmania this week.

Diary of an intensive-care nurse - news.com.au

INTENSIVE-CARE nurses know things you don't and wouldn't want to know. Kristen McConnell, an ICU nurse, writes for The New York Post explaining why they would never want to be admitted to hospital.

Nursing staff cuts - The Ridge News

Members of the Local health District Management team and from the Ministry of health visited Lightning Ridge MPS to discuss proposed staffing changes. They were in the Ridge for consultation purposes and presented the following proposed changes.

Cost of caring - Latrobe Valley Express

A nursing welfare organisation is encouraging Latrobe Valley nurses to take time to look after themselves throughout the holiday period.

Vanuatu nursing petition may result in minister's exit - Radio Australia

A quarter of Vanuatu's 400 nurses have been suspended for signing a petition calling for the sacking of the Health Minister, Serge Vohor. [+audio]

Ex-midwife Lisa Barrett fails to attend disciplinary hearing arising from homebirth deaths - 7 News

A former midwife who was at homebirths where four babies died has decided not to attend or challenge disciplinary proceedings.

Second-class palliative care - Daily Advertiser

PALLIATIVE care needs in the Murrumbidgee have again been snubbed by NSW Health in favour of private-public partnerships.