Workplace Conditions
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Western Australia offers cash to overseas doctors, nurses AAP - 11-08-2021
Western Australia's government has unveiled a plan to address hospital staff shortages, including covering relocation costs for international recruits.
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Canned food producer SPC to ban unvaccinated workers from sites AAP - 05-08-2021
SPC will ban unvaccinated workers from its sites from the end of November to ensure the well being of workers and the community. Canned food
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Western Australia needs more nurses and midwives AAP - 23-07-2021
West Australian nurses and midwives have sought an urgent meeting with their union over staff
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Business groups call for workplace flexibilities AAP - 21-07-2021
A powerful alliance of business groups has urged the government to reinstate temporary industrial relations measures. Major business
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More than 300 nurses and midwives strike in NSW AAP - 11-06-2021
Around 300 nurses and midwives are striking in NSW in protest of an "insulting" pay rise offer and working conditions they say are unsafe.
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Stop healthcare workplace violence HealthTimes - 01-06-2021
WorkSafe Victoria has launched a new campaign highlighting the need for employers and the community to come together to stamp out violence in the workplace, including within
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Domestic violence screening at NSW hospitals AAP - 26-11-2020
A $1.8 million pilot program is being launched at six NSW hospital emergency departments to screen for patients who may be victims of domestic violence.
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Report on how Melbourne hospital dealt with outbreak AAP - 16-11-2020
A new report by Royal Melbourne Hospital has detailed its moves to curtail the nation's largest institutional coronavirus outbreak among healthcare workers.
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Simple, inexpensive tools can help reduce risk in Victorian hospitals Health Times - 24-08-2020
A series of novel behaviour change trials run in Victorian hospitals over the past three years has revealed insights on the role that human behaviour plays in avoidable medical
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Over half of world's healthcare workers attend work when sick Health Times - 18-05-2020
It is common for healthcare workers across the globe to attend work when they are sick with flu like symptoms, according to a new international study. Co-author
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Queensland doctors on the frontline worried about safety supplies AAP - 01-04-2020
An Australian Medical Association Queensland survey of more than 600 doctors has found 70 per cent say they do not have enough personal protective equipment.
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Asian look doctors feel effect of virus paranoia AAP - 28-02-2020
An Asian doctor at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital was told by family to stay away from a child she was treating amid fear of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NT minister says Darwin region has enough hospital beds AAP - 13-01-2020
The NT chief minister says the Darwin region has enough hospital beds despite the emergency department head claiming there was a shortfall over Christmas.
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Melbourne's supervised injecting room will be separated from a drug outreach service AAP - 20-12-2019
Melbourne's supervised injecting centre will be separated from a needle exchange and outreach service after two health workers were accused of drug trafficking.
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Beefing up security isn't the only way to make hospitals safer HealthTimes - 07-08-2019
Yesterday’s strike by NSW
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A Melbourne hospital has admitted to allegations of overworking its junior doctors AAP - 07-08-2019
A Melbourne west hospital has admitted to allegations junior doctors have been overworked, amid claims of exploitation taken to the workplace watchdog.
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NSW hospital workers to strike for safety AAP - 01-08-2019
Some 22,000 public hospital workers are preparing to strike for up to four hours at facilities across NSW over workplace safety concerns. Some
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NSW hospital workers vote to strike AAP - 17-07-2019
NSW public hospital workers including paramedics, allied health and security staff plan to strike for four hours as they fight for increased hospital security.
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A doctor who claimed "some women deserve to be raped" has had his suspension extended indefinitely AAP - 07-06-2019
A Melbourne doctor who posted online that "some women deserve to be raped" has been suspended indefinitely amid an investigation by Australia's health
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An urgent summit with medical staff is needed to address the increasing level of violence AAP - 16-05-2019
Unions are calling on the WA government to hold a summit with frontline medical staff to help improve safety at hospitals following another major assault.
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