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New Qld bill proposes allowing nurses to prescribe and administer abortion drugs
Queensland nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives will be allowed to prescribe termination-of-pregnancy drugs to a person in their early stages…
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Nurses suffering serious rental stress across the country
A new map has illustrated the depths of Australia’s rental crisis, with many essential workers no longer being able to…
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UniSQ Alumnus receives AM for public health contribution
University of Southern Queensland alumnus Stephen Duckett, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia this year for his…
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WA nurse banned after threesome with vulnerable patients
A nurse in Perth has been banned from practising for five years after engaging in a threesome with two vulnerable…
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Endometriosis health issues double in last decade
A 2023 study has found that endometriosis-related hospitalisations in Australian women (people assigned female at birth) have increased to 24…
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Government health spending increases as Covid lingers
This year, Australia has spent a total of $241.3b on healthcare goods and services, which is a six per cent…
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Fight to save St John of God maternity ward
Uncertainty over the future of Bendigo private St John of God Hospital's maternity ward has led midwives and parents to…
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Rozalia Spadafora inquest: mistakes and miscommunication in 5yo’s death
The ACT Coroner's Court inquest has found a lack of communication and preventable mistakes among Canberra Hospital's staff led to…
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Nurse leads class action suit against Ruby Princess
A court has ruled that the cruise ship company at the centre of a major Covid outbreak should have cancelled…
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‘Hospitals not a target’: Nurses protest against bombing of Gaza hospital
Hundreds of health workers from Liverpool Hospital in Sydney’s south-west held a snap protest and vigil last Wednesday following the…
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