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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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Medicare rebate gap blows out - Adelaide Now

PATIENTS will have to pay $35 out of their own pocket to see a non-bulk billing GP from next month as Medicare rebates fail to keep pace with medical inflation.

Nurse stabbed and assaulted with metal bar and stabbed with butter knife in Logan Hospital ward - Courier Mail

A nurse has been assaulted with a metal bar before being stabbed with a butter knife at Logan Hospital yesterday.

Qld Health offers loans to short-changed staff - 7 News

Queensland Health has offered transition loans to its staff as further changes are made to the flawed payroll system.

Nurses take action over inadequate breaks - NCAH

Nurses are taking Queensland Health to court amid claims they were not compensated for inadequate breaks between shifts.

Wound care nursing project wins national award - NCAH

An initiative to create Victoria’s first state-wide approach to wound management has received national acclaim.

Boost for nursing and midwifery research - ABC News

A major new research network is being launched in Newcastle, with the aim of creating a world-leading centre for nursing and midwifery research.

Nurses rally for mental health resources - 7 News

Tasmanian nurses want the Health Department to fill 50 mental healthcare jobs left vacant since last year's budget. They have rallied outside government offices in Hobart to call for more funding for clinical mental health services.

Tuberculosis outbreak to be investigated - Herald Sun

AN outbreak of tuberculosis at Osborne Park Hospital will be investigated amid union claims it was mismanaged by the Department of Health.

Nurse to stand trial for 10 murders over nursing home fire - Sydney Morning Herald

A nurse accused of murdering 10 north-west Sydney nursing home residents in a fire last year has offered to plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. However, prosecutors have rejected the proposed plea by Roger Dean and he has now been committed to stand trial.

Lack of resources hindered TB response: Opposition - 7 News

The State Opposition says a lack of resources may be to blame for the amount of time taken to tell hospital staff they were potentially exposed to tuberculosis.