Australian nurses experiencing workplace violence are turning to their fellow nurses to cope due to a lack of support from their organisation, new research shows.  Researchers from Flinders University and the University of Queensland spoke with 23 nurses working in ...

After nurses reported escalating rates of workplace assault, a state inquiry has been launched into the working conditions inside a Canberra mental health facility. Yesterday, the ACT government announced an inquiry into the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit following repeated calls ...

“I’ve had a patient strangle me, throw poo on me, throw urine at me. I’ve been spat at,” said registered nurse Jackson Heilberg in his short docu-series about violence in nursing.   “The verbal abuse is mind-blowing,” said another nurse. ...

What is your name, where are you based? My name is Nikia Goldsmith from Metro North Hospital and Health Service in Brisbane’s north. What hospital do you work at and what do you do there? I work at Caboolture Hospital, ...

What is your name, and where are you based? My name is Jessica Tomkins and I am based in the Metro North Health Service (Qld). What hospital do you work at and what do you do there? I work in ...

Initial findings from the ‘Working safe in rural and remote Australia’ project have been released. One in three rural and remote health workers are concerned about bullying or harassment by colleagues, a national survey on workplace violence has found. Health ...

A Victorian study has shed light on the incidence of violence in a paediatric hospital. Nearly half of the violent incidents involving patients at a Melbourne children's hospital required them to be physically restrained, a study has found. The Royal ...

The high prevalence of violence to nurses and midwives is well-documented but underreported. Nurses have called for there to be no further investigations into preventing violence in Victorian hospitals, with the government needing to take immediate action. However, this action ...

New research finds nurses working in very remote regions in Australia are fearful for their personal safety, writes Annie May Its main function is to look after people – the public – but for its staff, the health industry may ...

Study finds 75 per cent of nurses have experienced workplace violence and only 16 per cent make an official report. A new report revealing a high level of violence against hospital nurses highlights the need for a shift in attitudes ...