Australian hospitals are expected to face an ongoing shortage of critical IV fluids until at least the end of the year, with reports that healthcare providers are paying up to 10 times as much for imported substitutes. Health ministers, including ...
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Westmead Hospital nurses threaten to quit over staff parking fees
Nurses at Sydney's largest hospital are threatening to quit after parking fees will force them to pay hundreds of dollars a year. Westmead Hospital healthcare workers, including cleaners, professors, doctors and nurses, will have to pay $11 a day to ...
More »VR stroke training for NSW nurses rolls out
Emergency department nurses across New South Wales are set to benefit from a new virtual reality (VR) training program about stroke care. Developed by the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation and the Centre for Advanced Training Systems at the University ...
More »VR helping midwives in rural Qld deliver babies
Virtual reality (VR) is helping to create safer birthing experiences for Queensland mothers and their babies in remote towns. Nurses in the remote and predominantly Indigenous towns of north-west Queensland are learning how to prepare mothers for childbirth with the ...
More »‘We deserve better’: Queensland midwives protest for funding
Yesterday, Queensland midwives rallied outside of Parliament House, calling for urgent funding from the state government. In June this year, the state government invested $42 million to help maternity services in rural and remote communities. However, it was revealed that ...
More »Ryan Park commits to workforce despite $7bn budget shortfall
The NSW health minister has said he's 'determined' to boost the healthcare workforce following the discovery of a $7bn state budget deficit, prompting cost reviews. On Monday, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said Labor inherited the largest debt in the state's ...
More »Health experts urge Aussies to get vaccinated before end of May
There are fresh calls for Australians to get vaccinated ahead of the winter cold and flu season amid warnings of a virus' triple threat.' Health insurer Bupa is leading the charge, claiming this year's flu season will arrive earlier than ...
More »Calls to support nurses administering Covid-19 boosters
Federal health authorities have failed to provide support for nurse immunisers in vulnerable health settings, the nation's peak nursing group has said. Last week, the federal government announced the next phase of its Covid vaccination program. It included a doubled ...
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