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Health & Wellbeing
Victoria to boost safety of healthcare workers
Victoria will recruit new health‑industry WorkSafe inspectors and establish a dedicated healthcare compliance division, as unions warn that violence and…
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Clinical Practice
Elder abuse under-recognised in hospitals
A national study of nearly one million older Australians has found that hospitals record only a tiny fraction of elder…
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Nursing union to work with NSW govt on nurse-to-patient ratios
The NSW government will establish a staff working group with Australia's largest nursing union in a bid to improve to…
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Hospitals could face rise in prosecutions for failing to protect nurses: lawyer
Health departments are risking an uptick in compensation claims if they don't take steps to ensure staff safety. That’s the…
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Top Stories
Patients happy with ‘very good’ care in emergency departments
Almost 16,000 NSW emergency department patients were surveyed about their experiences during 2017–18, with 88 per cent or nearly nine…
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Under old protocol
More elderly patients are presenting in emergency departments, presenting new challenges for staff. Emergency departments throughout the world are experiencing…
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Emergency departments need treatment
As resources get stretched to breaking point, nurse practitioners could help solve ED workflow problems. By Louis White Australian hospital…
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Report urges security but no guns
Inquiry report rejects Victorian plan to introduce armed guards in Emergency Departments. By Jennifer Bennett The Victorian nurses union has…
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ED scholarships on offer
A new batch of scholarships aims to increase the number of prepared, confident and skilled nurses providing patient care in…
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