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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 numbers plummet - ABC News

The number of nurses working in Tasmania's public health system has fallen dramatically over the past year.

Solutions to nursing crisis a secret - Adelaide Now

THOUSANDS of SA nurses are set to retire over the next 10 years, but SA Health has refused to release a report addressing the shortage, the nursing union says.

Nurse Naughton’s font found in Canberra alley - Goulburn Post

A MYSTERIOUS discovery in a quiet Canberra alleyway this week led police on an investigation through the region’s dark past, unravelling a tragic story of war, insane asylums, a haunted orphanage, innocence and, ultimately, murder.

When doctors become addicts - The Age

It was a ruse that had been used by anaesthetists before him to get their hands on restricted drugs. Nurses at the Croydon abortion clinic at which James Latham Peters allegedly infected 56 women with hepatitis C between 2008 and 2009 suspected he was drawing up saline into syringes.

Who’ll care for us in old age? It’s time to get the nursing workforce into shape - Transforming The Nation

Life expectancy in Australia is at an all-time high: pre-school-aged girls can expect to live to 84 years, around five years longer than their healthy brothers. By 2041, the 65-plus age group is expected to make up more than one fifth of the population, posing a number of inter-generational planning challenges.

Qld Health overpayment claw-back begins - $91m overpaid to 62,000 staff - Courier Mail

MILLIONS of taxpayer dollars doled out in wage overpayments by Queensland's disastrous Health payroll system may never be recovered, despite the Newman Government launching a gradual claw-back.

GWAHS under fire on staffing issues - Cobar Age

Greater Western Area Health Service (GWAHS) has refused to comment about the bungled staffing review that has cost Cobar Health Service $850,000.

Granny Luba Relic hit nurse with stick: court - Manly Daily

A WARRIEWOOD grandmother who has been in court more than 100 times has been convicted of assaulting a nurse.

Doctor under fire for using iPhone as torch in miscarriage procedure - Good Gear Guide

A hospital has launched an urgent investigation after a patent claimed that a doctor used an iPhone as a torch during a procedure.

Residents and staff voice concerns over hospital changes - ABC News

Mullumbimby residents and health professionals have attended a meeting to voice concerns over plans to replace the hospital's emergency department overnight doctor with a new video system linking doctors at Tweed Hospital.