Author Archives: Dallas Bastian
Childbirth more dangerous for indigenous
Australia's indigenous women are dying at more than twice the rate of other women from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. There were 105 maternal deaths between 2008 and 2012, including women who died while pregnant or within 42 days of ...
More »AMA: ramping ban not the answer
Banning ambulance ramping is not the solution to patient waiting times and will put more pressure on Perth hospital staff, the Australian Medical Association says. West Australian health minister Kim Hames told parliament on Wednesday that staff at Royal Perth, ...
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Trial aims to integrate mental, clinical care
The separation of mental and clinical healthcare funding is a barrier to improving wellbeing, a senior research fellow has said. To overcome this, RDNS, along with Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria, is trialling a wellness and re-enablement model of integrated physical, social and ...
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Health workers in the Third Reich explored
The acts of nurses, midwives and doctors in the Third Reich were the focus of a recent free public lecture. The presentation, delivered by professor Linda Shields from James Cook University, detailed the involvement of these health professionals in Nazi ...
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