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“I’m sure if I had taken Bob to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in the state he was in, I would have been reported to the police." That's how Oakden whistleblower Barbara Spriggs recounted the injuries her late husband sustained at the ...

Alternating air pressure mattresses (APAMs), not two-hourly repositioning, is the key to preventing bed sores. What’s more, the constant mandated repositioning of residents in aged care could be a form of unintentional abuse and ultimately unlawful. This is according to ...

“Bigoted quackery has no place in this state.” That’s what Victorian premier Daniel Andrews had to say about his decision to ban gay conversion therapy. The state will introduce new legislation to ensure the practice is against the law. “For ...

Tasmanian teachers and nurses will strike for better pay as the state government refuses to budge on its two per cent offer. The Liberal government's proposed increase was refused by unions in their bid for greater wage parity with the ...

Poor sleep is a pain in the leg. Literally. University of California Berkeley researchers have uncovered a link between poor sleep and increased sensitivity to pain. The team applied uncomfortable levels of heat to the legs of 25 undergraduates, first ...

Nurses and midwives will soon have access to a cultural safety training course, the Indigenous Health Minister announced yesterday. Ken Wyatt earmarked $350,000 to produce the Australian-first online course for those delivering frontline care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Poorly trained security staff at one of Queensland's biggest hospitals aren't able to cope with violent patients and could be dumped amid concerns they are putting nurses in danger. One of the state's nursing lobby groups said nurse reports of ...

Social media is a great way to advocate for change and network. Social media is a great way to get in trouble. Nurses hear both of these pieces of advice in near equal measure. Indeed, international researchers, led by Associate ...

“The hallmark of a civilised society is how it treats its most vulnerable people and our elderly are often amongst our most physically, emotionally and financially vulnerable.” These were some of the final words from commissioner Richard Tracey on the ...

Nursing shortages have been predicted worldwide, with headlines reporting that this is one of the dominant issues in healthcare today. Nursing attrition is on the cusp of becoming a crisis, with perilous implications for patients and healthcare providers alike. Can ...