Allah yerhamu – “God have mercy on him”. This is one of the first lines of Arabic I needed to learn after arriving in Tal Abyad Hospital in northern Syria. They are the only words of comfort to offer when ...

Workplace issues like stress and bullying and physical and mental health worries are the key concerns for nurses, midwives and students who are ringing a dedicated helpline. Nurse & Midwife Support (NM Support) data from its first year of operation ...

New virtual reality technology has been applied to midwifery for the first time, in what researchers say is a "huge step for practitioners" around the world. The VR technology developed by the University of Newcastle has given what is believed ...

What is your name, and where are you based? My name is Jessica Tomkins and I am based in the Metro North Health Service (Qld). What hospital do you work at and what do you do there? I work in ...

The University of Wollongong's new health and wellbeing precinct will include Australia's first patient-centred health clinic to offer aged care, retirement living, research facilities and teaching programs. Details about the plan released last week confirmed that Lendlease would lead the ...

Royal Melbourne Hospital has released CCTV footage showing incidences of violence in the emergency department in an effort to raise awareness of the dangers faced by staff. The footage was used to create the Help Us, Help You campaign to protect staff ...

Nurses from a refugee background experience discrimination, subordination and racism from patients and staff, and face challenges getting accustomed to a new environment and integrating into the workplace. These were some of the key findings of a scoping review of ...

A relative latecomer to nursing, Cherie Whitbread talks comfy shoes and chili mud crab. Which hospital do you work at and what do you do there? My work encompasses research and direct client care for people with diabetes at Royal ...

The potential liability of health services, hospitals, day surgeries and clinics does not, depending on the nature of the treatment or care provided, cease upon physical discharge or a patient leaving the facility. If any treatment or care has had ...

An early career enrolled nurse who works in an inner-city Sydney hospital would have to settle down 150km away in Cessnock in the Hunter Valley just to find an affordable home to purchase. That’s according to a new study carried ...