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Clinical Practice
Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third – and save money
Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn’t have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after…
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Ambulance ramping is getting worse in Australia. Here’s why – and what we can do about it
Jonathan Karnon, Flinders University and Andrew Partington, Flinders University We’ve seen countless media reports in recent days, weeks and months…
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News
What nurses can expect in tonight’s federal budget
Pay rises for registered nurses working in the aged care sector and incentives to boost the number of nurses in…
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COVID-19
Peak in flu cases could lead to surge in hospitalisations
Healthcare settings could face a longer and more impactful flu season this year, an infectious disease professor has warned, as…
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News
‘Doesn’t cut it’: Hospital backlog grows
Operating rooms and hospital wards are sitting empty, specialised health care workers are basically on leave and thousands of Aussies…
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Clinical Practice
Hospitals urged to restrain use of aggressive treatments for elderly
UNSW medical researchers are calling for restraint on the use of aggressive life-saving treatments for elderly patients, saying the focus…
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