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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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Kimberley bushfires hero hailed - Inner West Courier

AFTER runner Turia Pitt was caught in the Kimberley ultra-marathon bushfires which nearly claimed her life last year, she became one of the 4000 victims treated annually at Concord Hospital's burns unit.

Health study warns on patient care - ABC News

Unions say research they commissioned shows proposed budget cuts for the South Australian health system would put patients at risk. [+video]

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

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

Health study warns on patient care - 7 News

Unions say research they commissioned shows proposed budget cuts for the South Australian health system would put patients at risk.

Health service cuts sicken staff - Whitsunday Times

HEALTH Minister Lawrence Springborg attempted to distance himself from looming cuts to health services in the West Moreton district during a visit to Ipswich Hospital yesterday.

Nurse boost not enough: union - The Mercury

A PROMISE of 115 new graduate nurse positions for Tasmania next year is too little, too late, says the Australian Nursing Federation.

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

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

Fears of nursing graduate exodus - 7 News

There is concern the Tasmanian Government's offer of graduate nurse jobs will not replace positions lost in budget cuts.

Newman's pledge on services lies: union - Sydney Morning Herald

The union representing Queensland public servants has accused Premier Campbell Newman of telling a "pack of lies" over pre-election commitments to protect frontline services.

Premier Campbell Newman denies government is sacking frontline staff, despite loss of 45 nurses in Townsville - Herald Sun

QUEENSLAND'S Premier has denied cutting frontline services a day after 200 health jobs were axed from Townsville Hospital and surrounding areas.