Authorities are urgently investigating a major outbreak of salmonella after almost 70 people attending a fancy gala dinner suffered horrific food poisoning. NSW Health confirmed at least 69 people from across the state, as well as Queensland and the Northern ...

A nurse working in a recovery centre for people affected by an eating disorder says she hopes to turn around the stigma attached to the illness. Alanah started her job as an acting nurse at the Queensland-based Wandi Nerida unit, ...

Nurses have been ranked as Australia's most ethical profession. The annual 2022 Ethics Index released last month quizzed a thousand Australians on ethical challenges around topics such as Covid-19 and climate change. Nurses were considered the most ethical in the healthcare sector, ...

A new multi-million dollar training facility in Western Sydney will use virtual reality and artificial intelligence to train nurses how to better manage violent situations. On Tuesday, the University of Sydney announced plans to build a $10M 16-bed simulation ward ...

A cup of black tea each day could help stave off heart disease and reduce pressure on hospitals, a new study says. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in Australia and is taking the lives of ...

The health system is not well set up to appropriately respond to long Covid-19 and post-Covid-19 conditions among children, including addressing serious mental health issues, a parliamentary inquiry has been told. Paediatric infectious diseases physician Philip Britton told the committee on Monday ...

A nurse and midwife working at the same hospital found out last week that their hard work had not gone unnoticed. Nurse Cecilia Desousa and midwife Kim Wood were celebrated for their outstanding service to Australia's healthcare during the 10th ...

A controversial decision to move lifestyle and admin staff into carer roles has raised significant concerns among one of Australia's major nursing unions. Southern Cross Care Tasmania announced in mid-November its plans to train lifestyle, kitchen and leisure staff to ...

A new bill has passed this weekend that will allow workers, including nurses and midwives, to push for higher pay with their employers. The 'Secure Jobs, Better Pay' bill introduces a new multi-employer bargaining system where staff can join forces ...

People are being urged by health experts to work from home to curtail pressures on the healthcare system, with the latest Covid wave forecasted to peak around Christmas. Cases have surged in NSW and Victoria in recent weeks after steadily rising ...