Workplace Conditions
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Work bans in WA to affect patient services AAP - 29-07-2015
Patient services in WA public hospitals such as meal delivery and cleaning will be affected by industrial action this week, a union has warned.
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New WA hospital floods twice in 3 months AAP - 10-07-2015
Ambulances are being diverted from Perth's new Fiona Stanley Hospital and operating theatres have been closed because of flooding. Flooding
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NSW hospitals to be in crisis by 2017: AMA AAP - 16-06-2015
The state's leading medical body has warned that NSW hospitals will reach crisis point in 2017 if the Abbott government keeps its health spending cuts.
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Transitioning to eMedication Management Systems HealthTimes - 26-05-2015
Implementing eMM to drive improvements in medication safety 15th & 16th September 2015, Victoria University Convention Centre, Melbourne www.hospitalmedicationsafety.com[subscribe]
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WA health minister takes swipe at AMA AAP - 22-05-2015
WA health minister Kim Hames says he is becoming concerned about the AMA's criticism of government projects. West Australian Health Minister
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WA premier says RPH could be knocked down AAP - 21-05-2015
The WA premier has denied the government was abandoning plans for Royal Perth Hospital's future after admitting the building might need to be torn down.
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OVA systems fail nurses, midwives and paramedics Karen Keast - 24-07-2015
The systems and processes designed to protect health care workers are not as robust and comprehensive as those in place for patients, according to the Victorian Auditor-General’s
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Subsidised nannies for nurses, midwives and paramedics Karen Keast - 28-04-2015
Shift-working nurses, midwives and paramedics can apply to access subsidised nannies for childcare at home, under a new Federal Government trial. The $246 million
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Qld children's hospital opening slammed AAP - 31-03-2015
A report into the much-maligned early operations of the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in Brisbane found a long list of problems from missing medical records to disoriented
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Swiss target 'live cell' injection clinics AAP - 27-03-2015
Swiss health regulators have launched a criminal probe into clinics suspected of giving clients potentially dangerous animal cell injections as part of anti-ageing treatments.
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Male nurses earn more than female nurses Karen Keast - 02-08-2016
Male nurses are earning an average of $5100 more a year than female nurses despite working in a female-dominated profession, according to new research to come out of the United
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Baird promises 3500 doctors, health staff AAP - 18-03-2015
The NSW coalition has rolled hundreds of millions more in spending pledges for health services on the 2015 campaign trail. The NSW government
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Qld govt 'lowering the bar' on health: LNP AAP - 11-03-2015
The Queensland government will scrap Australia's first elective surgery wait time guarantee and allocate $30 million to address current wait list blowouts.
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NSW hospital waiting times down: data AAP - 04-03-2015
Admissions to NSW hospitals are up but emergency waiting times are improving, new data shows. NSW hospital waiting times have dropped despite
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Vic hospitals had a week's cash left AAP - 03-03-2015
A report into Victoria's public hospitals has highlighted many are in a precarious financial position. Cash levels at 12 Victorian public
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More graduate nurses employed in New Zealand Karen Keast - 24-07-2015
An extra 163 graduate nurses have been employed in New Zealand compared to the same time last year. Ministry of Health figures show a total of 868 graduates,
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Nurses campaign for patients before profits Karen Keast - 13-04-2015
Australians face sky-high American-style treatment costs if governments continue to privatise hospitals and health services. That’s the message from the
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When is a good time to talk to a financial planner? HealthTimes - 17-02-2015
In this three-part series, we explore how pathologist assistant Georgie and her husband Nate can make the most out of their income and how financial advice can improve their
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Nursing shortage expected to worsen HealthTimes - 03-12-2015
Australian nurses are feeling disheartened and underappreciated with several surveys finding increasing
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Who should fix the grad nursing crisis? Karen Keast - 21-04-2015
The Australian Nursing Federation is upping the ante in its campaign to help nursing graduates secure
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