Workplace Conditions
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A state-of-the-art women's and children's hospital is set to open in May AAP - 15-03-2019
A $200 million state-of-the-art women's and children's hospital is set to open its doors in Melbourne's west in May. Melbourne's new Joan Kirner
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A senior Queensland surgeon has been accused of sexual misconduct AAP - 12-03-2019
A leading surgeon continues to work in Queensland hospitals despite health officials banning junior female doctors from training with him because of alleged sexual
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Why women are leaving surgical training Health Times - 11-02-2019
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast, in collaboration with the Gold Coast Health and the University of Melbourne, have produced a study that provides an
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Violence prompts Queensland hospital review AAP - 24-01-2019
The state's peak nursing lobby group has called on a Brisbane hospital to improve security after staff reported being exposed to violent patients. One of
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Keeping healthcare professionals safe while working in the community HealthTimes - 17-01-2019
The MePACS 24/7 personal alarm has made huge advances in saving and improving the lives of everyday Australians over the last 25 years. Now Australian healthcare workers in
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SEATO nurses forced to wait for DVA card unjustifyable, says ANMF Nicole Madigan - 15-01-2019
Twenty years after an application made by a Southeast Asian Treaty Organisation nurse for access to Veteran’s benefits was rejected by the Veterans’ Review Board,
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Staff at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital were paid incorrectly AAP - 21-12-2018
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in pay was wrongly distributed to staff at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital, with some getting too much and others left
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A new 488-bed hospital in Sydney has come under scrutiny over staff issues and supply shortages AAP - 20-11-2018
The NSW government has assured the public "teething problems" at its newly-opened Northern Beaches Hospital are being worked out.
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The NSW government has announced a review into the security of NSW hospitals AAP - 16-11-2018
The NSW government has announced a review into the security of NSW hospitals after a nurse was stabbed at Blacktown Hospital. The NSW government
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Chinese workers have walked off the job at the Royal Hobart Hospital over a pay dispute AAP - 07-09-2018
More than one hundred plasterers have indefinitely walked off the job at Hobart's major hospital over a pay dispute but the end date for the redevelopment isn't
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Healthcare employers missing out on untapped talent HealthTimes - 17-08-2018
Almost half of Australian businesses in the healthcare, social care and education service industries are missing out on an untapped pool of talent by overlooking candidates
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New LGBTI inclusion training website launched HealthTimes - 06-07-2018
NSW’s leading LGBTI health organisation ACON is launching a new offering for health professionals and organisations seeking to improve their inclusion practices to better
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Maternal and child health nurses will take action over week of leave AAP - 26-06-2018
Maternal and child health nurses at 20 centres across Geelong are expected to take industrial action in a bid for an additional week of annual leave.
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Hospitals have been put on notice about doctor burnout AAP - 09-05-2018
The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists has launched a review of its guidelines on fatigue to address the growing issue of doctor burnout.
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DHBs look for middle ground in nurses' pay and workload claim HealthTimes - 28-03-2018
New Zealand's District Health Boards are working on ways to address nurses’ concerns about their pay and their conditions of work. DHB spokesperson,
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What makes someone more likely to be bullied at work and how companies can help them HealthTimes - 09-03-2018
Raquel Peel, James
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Employer faces court for alleged underpayment of medical first aid responders HealthTimes - 20-12-2017
The owner of a Melbourne health services company is facing court for allegedly short-changing medical first aid responders working at public events more than $13,000 and using
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Big hospitals are more efficient, study shows HealthTimes - 06-12-2017
Size matters when it comes to a hospital’s operational efficiency and smaller hospitals have a higher risk of inefficiency, a study has found. When deciding
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Emergency department doctors are being bullied and harassed AAP - 16-08-2017
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine will immediately move to address the findings of a recent member survey that found one third are bullied.
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CQUni professor leads team identifying increased violence against nurses HealthTimes - 21-07-2017
Queensland nurses and midwives are experiencing increased violence in public, private and aged care facilities. Around half of those surveyed had experienced workplace violence

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