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Specialty Focus
Can reusing medical equipment be safe?
Even a short stay in hospital produces a large amount of waste, could reusing equipment lessen a hospital's environmental impact?…
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News
WorkSafe Vic charges Monash Health over death of Indigenous woman
Monash Health is facing a charge over the death of an Indigenous woman who took her own life while receiving…
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News
‘Significant failings’ led to man’s fatal starvation in Gold Coast hospital
Queensland’s health authorities have admitted to “significant failings” that led to the “preventable” death of a man with an intellectual…
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Clinical Practice
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…
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Specialty Focus
‘A magical experience’: Taryn’s journey of becoming a rural midwife
A 23-year-old described her journey of becoming a midwife in rural South Australia as 'a magical experience', where she made…
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News
Elective surgery delays persist: Healthcare Quarterly
New quarterly data has revealed that people in NSW continue to wait beyond clinically recommended guidelines for elective surgeries. The…
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COVID-19
Nurses warned of looming fifth Covid wave
An epidemiologist has warned healthcare workers to stay vigilant of soaring Covid-19 cases leading to pressure on hospitals as Australia…
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COVID-19
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…
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News
Health major priority ahead of NSW election
Less than three weeks before the state election, NSW premier Dominic Perrottet and opposition leader Chris Minns have pledged to…
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News
Probe into second serious incident at Perth hospital
There’s fears a woman may have suffered brain damage as a result of a routine surgery. It’s the second serious…
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