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Clinical Practice
Cultural safety key to closing the gap
Improving First Nations health outcomes requires more than addressing social determinants. Experts say culturally safe care is essential to building…
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Clinical Practice
How to involve kids in their own health care
New research shows children communicate far more in health appointments than adults notice, often through non‑verbal cues such as touch,…
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News
Judge to decide fate of viral nurses’ video
The admissibility of a viral video allegedly showing two Sydney nurses threatening Israeli patients has become the central legal battle…
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News
Australia’s pandemic preparedness tested
The MV Hondius outbreak, which killed three passengers, has revived memories of the Ruby Princess disaster, but experts say swift…
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Culturally Informed Care
High malnutrition rates found in remote hospital: Study
A 10‑year study of nearly 1,000 patients in a remote Central Australian hospital has found almost half were at risk…
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Industry & Reform
Federal budget a chance to empower nurses: Unions
As the Budget coincides with International Nurses Day, national nursing bodies say recognition must be matched with investment, warning that…
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Workforce
Global health worker shortages ‘deeply unequal’
Africa faces a severe health workforce crisis, with millions of workers projected to be missing by 2030, as richer nations…
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Workforce
More than 4,000 workers join SA health system
New SA Health data shows 4,001 extra staff have joined the system above attrition, while the government’s winter plan introduces…
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Clinical Practice
Cultural competency doesn’t equal better nursing: Study
A study of nurses in New Zealand has found that while awareness and reflection on cultural assumptions improves performance, deeper…
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News
Rising flu cases could overwhelm hospitals again in 2026
Doctors warn rising flu cases and the arrival of a highly mutated “Super‑K” strain could push hospitals back to breaking…
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