Monash Health is facing a charge over the death of an Indigenous woman who took her own life while receiving mental health treatment at Dandenong Hospital in 2022. WorkSafe Victoria announced that it had charged the public health service for ...
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‘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 disability at a hospital on the Gold Coast. Stewart Kelly, 45, died at Robina Hospital in August 2022 after being admitted 33 days earlier ...
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 »‘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 meaningful connections and changed lives. Taryn Gartner, a midwife at Mount Gambier District Health Service, described her job as a ...
More »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 latest Healthcare Quarterly data, covering the first quarter of 2023, also found that elective surgery activity has bounced back to pre-pandemic ...
More »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 heads into a fifth wave this winter. Australia's hospital system has been vital in managing Covid cases, while frontline staff ...
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 »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 funnel money to build more public hospitals and pay for healthcare degrees. On Sunday, Perrottet said the Coalition would spend ...
More »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 incident at a hospital run by Catholic healthcare provider St John of God in less than a month. It happened ...
More »Midwives champion person-centred care during pandemic: report
A major international study has highlighted how midwives and nurses continued to go the extra mile to deliver person-centred care in birth units during the pandemic. The Murdoch Children's Research Institute study examined data from nearly 700 babies in 13 ...
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