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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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Compo changes fight - The Express

UNIONS NSW claims a protest outside Parliament House on Wednesday sent an emphatic message to the state government to reconsider legislation that would cut compensation payments to injured workers.

Nurses welcome federal lifeline for TAS health - Nursing Review

The ANF Tasmanian branch has applauded the federal government’s $325 million injection into the state’s ailing health system.

Tasmanian nurses fly interstate for work - NCAH

Tasmanian nurses with families are flying interstate for shift work as the state’s health woes continue to bite.

Nurses offering in-home care take action - 7 News

More than 800 Victorian nurses who provide in-home care to patients will begin industrial action across Victoria on Monday in a bid for better pay and conditions.

Cold cuts off Royal Perth Hospital menu - Perth Now

HEALTH Minister Kim Hames has forbidden hospitals from scrapping hot lunches for patients, despite the plan being considered as part of healthcare cost cutting.

AMA rejects low-pay claim by clinic nurses - The Australian

THE Australian Medical Association is seeking to strike out a union bid to use the low-paid provisions of the Fair Work Act to increase the wages of more than 1000 nurses in medical centres and clinics.

Nurses take action in pay dispute - ABC News

Victoria's Royal District Nurses are introducing work bans today as part of a protracted industrial dispute with their employer.

Heroic pilot Andrew Wilson saved hundreds of lives - Daily Telegraph

IT'S a day Nhan Tran and his schoolmates will never forget. The 11-year-old was walking to Canley Vale Public School when he saw a light plane come in low and miss the school by metres before exploding in flames at the entrance of the driveway.

Box of tricks gives comfort to sick kids - ABC Wide Bay

For a child who is admitted to hospital, the prospect can be terrifying. One organisation is trying to draw some attention away from surgical procedures with a box full of distractions.

Hundreds dying in hospitals from hunger and thirst - Herald Sun

HUNGER and thirst have been wholly or partly to blame for more than three deaths a week in Victorian hospitals.