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 ...
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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, ...
More »New mobile units can create instant palliative care rooms
A research team from Monash University has designed portable units which can transform acute and sub-acute hospital rooms into temporary palliative care rooms. The Pal-care unit is the brainchild of the husband and wife team of Dr Thinn Thinn Khine and ...
More »Pandemic kept people away from health services – but is it all bad?
COVID-19 has kept people away from the health system, meaning many have missed out on crucial care, but Australian researchers say it’s not all bad news. Across the globe, there was a 37 per cent reduction in healthcare use across ...
More »NSW nurses face wage freeze in upcoming budget
NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet has announced that the Berejiklian Government will cap annual public sector wages growth at 1.5 per cent in the upcoming NSW Budget, to reportedly save an extra $1.8 billion over three years. The union representing nurses ...
More »Aged care nurse slammed by QLD premier files human rights complaint
A Queensland aged care nurse who worked at an aged care facility while infected with COVID-19 has lodged a complaint against the state’s government officials. Back in May, the nurse was called out by the Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk for ...
More »Nurse death toll from COVID-19 as high as World War I nurse casualties: ICN figures
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has released figures showing that as many nurses have died form COVID-19 worldwide as died during World War I. The latest numbers show that 1,500 nurses have died since the pandemic began, the same ...
More »Nurses back royal commission lawyers’ aged care recommendations
The lawyers assisting the aged care royal commission last week handed down 124 recommendations for the commissioners to consider – and Australia’s nurses say the majority must be implemented. Counsel assisting Peter Rozen said there has been an absence of ...
More »The Coronavirus Podcast: treating COVID-19 in the community
Most of the 27-odd thousand cases of COVID-19 in Australia have been treated at home, by a team of nurses dedicated to keeping them healthy and the community safe. One of those nurses is Tony Hecimovic. Tony is a nurse ...
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