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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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Nurse banned because of misconduct - ABC News

A Hunter nurse has been banned from practicing for five years after being found guilty of professional misconduct.

Dying patient forced to soil bed - Byron News

A DYING elderly patient was forced to soil his bed on Sunday after Nambour General Hospital staff ignored his urgent "buzzes" for help for nearly two hours.

Looking after brain health a no-brainer - NCAH

Nurses have been called to action in a new world-first health program to tackle soaring dementia rates. Your Brain Matters, an Alzheimer’s Australia initiative, is the world’s first publicly-funded dementia risk reduction program and aims to keep the brain healthy by looking after the mind, body and heart.

Budget cuts to hurt all, say GPs - Manly Daily

HEALTH Minister Jillian Skinner's four-year, $3 billion budget cuts will hit community services as well as hospitals.

Nursing an ambition for new roles - Ipswich Advertiser

IPSWICH Hospital Nurses' Association honoured two of its own this month. The first life membership of the association was given to its former president Ray Scrivener. Ms Scrivener was head of the organisation when it celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2010.

Nurse, management concerns at Berri Hospital - ABC Riverland

The director of the Berri Hospital has resigned and concerns have emerged that the role may be relocated outside of the Riverland.

Chapter in hospital history - Mosman Daily

MANY of the wounded soldiers who returned from World War I were cared for at the military hospital at Georges Heights.

Nurses job cuts uncertainty fuels patient safety fears - 7 News

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) says hospital beds may need to close if there are not enough staff to safely do the job.

Hospital services may be cut: nurses union - Brisbane Times

Nurses say hospitals may be forced to cut services if there aren't enough workers to look after patients.

Queensland Health may be far from perfect, but the changes are also problematic - crikey

The Queensland Health cuts and departmental restructuring will be measured not only by their consequences for patients and population health – but also by how they affect the Newman Government’s health, says Dr Mark Bahnisch, a Fellow of the Centre for Policy Development and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Medicine at The University of Queensland.