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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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Nurses abandon talks over Townsville cuts - Perth Now

TALKS between the Queensland Nurses Union and Queensland Health have broken down over job cuts at Townsville Hospital and Health Services.

Queensland Health to shed 2700 jobs - Business Spectator

Queensland Health will shed 2754 jobs as part of the state government's cost cutting drive, a spokesperson for Health Minister Lawrence Springborg says.

Cleaners to do patient checks - The West

The Federal Government is funding a WA trial to train aged-care workers such as cleaners to do basic health checks, including taking temperatures and dressing wounds.

Cancer screening positions face chop in Queensland health sector cuts - Herald Sun

THE Newman Government will slash half the staff in the Brisbane-based Cancer Screening Services Unit as part of job cuts to be announced today, a key union says.

Black Friday looms for Queensland Health - The West

Another black Friday is looming for Queensland public servants, with health workers about to be told how many jobs will be axed.

People will die if SA hospital budgets and staff levels are cut, nurses' unions says - The Telegraph

PATIENTS will die if cutbacks to metropolitan hospitals staffing levels and budgets recommended by consultants proceed, health unions warned today.

Health Payroll Produces Good news for Nurses and Midwives - My Sunshine Coast

The infamous Queensland Health payroll system last night churned out an extra $27.2 million in payments to nurses... but this time, it was meant to.

Nurses head back to IRC over job cuts - ABC News

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) heads back to the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) today over job cuts in the state's north.

Nurses to rally in Townsville against 200 recent job cuts, which include frontline staff - The Telegraph

NURSES will rally in Townsville today against the controversial axing of 200 health jobs in the area, including 45 nursing positions and three doctors.

Cairns nurses fear Qld Health job cuts - The Cairns Post

NURSES fear positions could be cut at Cairns Base Hospital, after it was announced this week that 200 health jobs would be lost in Townsville.