Paula’s regular shift is 2pm to 10pm, she tells me. It’s only ten past and today a police officer has already come to her desk to fill her in on a domestic violence-related incident with mental health implications. The incident ...
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Survey shows Aussies who will forgo a COVID-19 jab
Six per cent of Australians are certain they won’t get a COVID-19 jab once one is made available. An Australian National University survey of 3,000 Aussie adults also revealed another seven per cent feel they will probably not get the ...
More »Staff, families, blow the whistle on scabies outbreak at aged care home
Another aged care home has become the centre of national attention for alleged poor treatment of its vulnerable residents. Channel Nine's A Current Affair (ACA) program uncovered widespread scabies and poor conditions at the Kindred Living facility in Whyalla, a ...
More »British nurse accused of killing eight babies appears in court
A UK nurse accused of murdering eight babies at the hospital where she worked has appeared in court. Lucy Letby was rearrested as part of a probe into deaths at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She ...
More »Government-run providers best performers: new royal commission research
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has today released the most detailed look into the quality of residential aged care homes published in Australia. Using data acquired under the legal authority of the commission, and not previously ...
More »Budget to add 100 nurses to NSW schools
As the NSW government looks to hand down its 2020-21 budget, treasurer Dominic Perrottet has given people a taste of things to come in his pre-budget announcements on Sunday. The budget will be squarely aimed at post-COVID-19 recovery, stimulating the economy ...
More »Push for 25 per cent more pay: union launches ‘historic’ aged care work value case
Australia’s aged care workers are fighting for a 25 per cent wage increase in a landmark case. Should the Health Services Union’s (HSU) “historic” work value case bear fruit, all aged care workers’ pay would rise by at least $5 ...
More »Nurses to unpack COVID-19’s impact on work environment
How are Australia’s nurses and doctors handling the COVID-19 crisis? That’s the question a new study will help unpack as it delves into the virus’ role in the psychosocial work environment. Nursing senior lecturer Dr Ashlyn Sahay from CQUniversity said ...
More »COVID-19 vaccine 90 per cent effective, says Pfizer
Phramaceutical brand Pfzier says its COVID-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective in protecting people from the virus. The news has been welcomed worldwide and one leading scientist says life might be back to normal by the spring. "I am ...
More »Aussie nurse featured in Brisbane Portrait Prize
Helen Zahos is stumped. It’s early on a Monday and we’re both a bit slow to start. Helen has been up late the night before on Zoom meetings with people in Europe and I have no good excuse other than, ...
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