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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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Hospital volunteers looking for more warm bodies - ABC Central West NSW

A volunteer organisation working hard behind the scenes at the Orange Health Service is having a recruitment drive, after losing more than a dozen members when they moved out to the new hospital on Forest Road.

Fraction of patients with chronic conditions taking up most of the hospital bed days - The Australian

HALF to two-thirds of costly hospital stays for some chronic conditions are caused by a tiny fraction of patients with the diseases, according to a new analysis that highlights the growing pressures on hospital beds.

Adelaide's north to lose last rehab beds - ABC News

The South Australian Government will close remaining in-house rehabilitation services in Adelaide's northern suburbs as a cost saving measure.

Parking staff, bed numbers - Armidale Express

The Armidale and New England Hospital is set to gain a new $5 million health services facility with chemotherapy and chronic disease units, but staff and bed numbers will stay the same.

Mental health freeze leaves workers in the dark - ABC News

Mental health practioners and administrators are angry about a funding freeze on a program bringing nurses to the mentally ill.

Forums to show 'Labor cares' - Weekly Times Now

VICTORIA'S Labor Party will host 100 open community forums across the state in the next 18 months.

Shortage of nurses critical - The Australian

WATCHING people reconnect with work and hobbies, hearing real life romance stories that span the decades, and being at the receiving end of good, old-fashioned manners are three things rehabilitation nurse Debbie Leahy adores about her job.

Retrain childcare staff about allergies annually: nurse - Sydney Morning Herald

One night Rachael Pandeli, a registered nurse, gave her son, then aged four, a fruit and nut chocolate bar.

Coroner Evelyn Vicker finds death of teenager Andrew Allan was avoidable - Perth Now

A CORONER has found a 16-year-old boy who was turned away from Northam Hospital may have lived if the nurse who assessed him followed basic procedural steps.

Joel comes out on top after a busy year - The Standard

MOVING house, welcoming a new baby into the world and having surgery is stress enough for most — but Warrnambool nurse Joel Chadwick decided it wasn’t quite enough for one year.