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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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Health workers rally as news of 46 job losses and closure of Moreton Bay Nursing Care Unit revealed - Herald Sun

ABOUT 200 health workers have rallied outside Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital, protesting ongoing budget cuts. The rally followed a meeting in the hospital's auditorium on Thursday where staff were informed by video recording of the latest cuts to the Metro South Hospital and Health Service, including the closure of the Moreton Bay Nursing Care Unit by June this year.

Premier blasts nurses union on 'orchestrated campaign' - 7 Finance

Premier Campbell Newman has stepped up the war of words with the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) over job cuts in health districts. Nurses are rallying in Brisbane and there will be a public meeting tonight in Moura to discuss the future of the town's hospital.

Hospital to close, health jobs go - 7 News

There is growing angst across Queensland over cuts to public health services. Workers have rallied about job cuts at a Brisbane Hospital today, and the Wide Bay Health and Hospital Service (WBHHS) has confirmed it has plans to close one of its hospitals.

Qld Nurses Union calls for pause in job cuts - Business Spectator

The Queensland Nurses Union says it will only meet with the government over job cuts if it agrees to temporarily stop the axings.

Nurses invite premier to Moura to discuss rumoured hospital closure - Brisbane Times

Nurses have invited the Queensland premier to make an early start on his plan for community summits and attend a town hall meeting in Moura where the local hospital is tipped to close.

Nurses face the axe - ABC News

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) says staff are bracing themselves for a 'white letter day', with more than 60 staff likely to lose their jobs.

More than 100 people including nurses and health workers rally against changes at The Prince Charles Hostpial - Courier Mail

Staff have rallied outside the Prince Charles Hospital to protest the loss of 25 full-time nursing jobs and four beds from the surgical wards.

Flinders Medical Centre's emergency department named Army Reserve Employer of the Year - Adelaide Now

FLINDERS Medical Centre's emergency department has been named Employer of the Year by South Australia's Defence Reserves Support Council.

Nurses to stop work in the regions - 7 News

Hundreds of rural nurses will walk off the job at hospitals across WA this month in a bid to force the State Government into an early pay deal.

25 nursing jobs cut at Brisbane hospital - 7 News

Federal government budget cuts have been blamed for the loss of 25 nursing jobs at Brisbane's Prince Charles Hospital.