Patient Safety
News
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Specialised disability services at risk of shutting down AAP - 31-03-2017
The NSW government is being lobbied to urgently fund dozens of specialised disability
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Children with disabilities risk of maltreatment AAP - 07-03-2017
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Fixing overuse and underuse of medical care can improve health and save money HealthTimes - 10-01-2017
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Clinicians expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments and tests are often inaccurate HealthTimes - 11-01-2017
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Cancer patients given wrong chemo doses in Sydney hospitals AAP - 11-11-2016
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Questions raised over 'systematic failures' at Qld hospital AAP - 09-06-2016
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Tougher regulations on cosmetic surgery in NSW AAP - 03-06-2016
Practice Articles
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Lost in translation: Building health literacy and meaningful patient partnerships HealthTimes - 16-12-2016
Imagine you’re an elderly person in hospital, confused and in pain. You try to get up to the toilet but the barriers on your bed are raised. You try to climb over them
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Managing Challenging Behaviour From People With Disabilities Health Insights - 14-12-2016
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Patient flow best practices HealthTimes - 02-08-2016
Guidance Articles
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Code Grey - Emergency Restraint And Sedation Of Potentially Violent Patients Health Insights - 07-11-2016
Everyday healthcare professionals have to deal with agitated, aggressive, and potentially violent patients in their workplace, most commonly in the emergency department of
Research
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Incorrect antibiotic usage in hospitals increases mortality rates Health Times - 01-05-2015
A recent study published in Critical Care has shown that inappropriate use of empiric antibiotics increases both the 30-day and in-hospital mortality rates.
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