Workplace Conditions
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Doctor strikes aggravate health care collapse in Sudan AAP - 28-08-2023
The army-controlled coastal city of Port Sudan has become a refuge from the war raging to the west, but its health system is in near collapse due to power cuts and scarce
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Hospital charged over aged care resident chair failure AAP - 28-08-2023
A Victorian hospital has been charged after an aged care resident fractured her rib while sitting on a malfunctioning reclining chair. The 93-year-old resident
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'Sadistic': UK nurse jailed for life after baby murders AAP - 22-08-2023
A former neonatal nurse who killed seven babies and tried to kill six others at a hospital in northern England has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of release.
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New Zealand doctors, dentists vote to strike AAP - 22-08-2023
Thousands of New Zealand doctors and dentists have voted to strike next month, giving the government a fresh headache in an election campaign. The Association
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Scathing report sparks inquiry into hospital ramping AAP - 11-08-2023
Ambulance ramping at hospitals in Tasmania will be investigated by an inquiry after a coronial report criticised care provided to a grandmother who died after waiting eight
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Dodgy doctor found to have lied to staff and patients AAP - 11-08-2023
An unregistered doctor who worked for six days in the emergency department of a South Australian hospital repeatedly lied about his status, investigations have found.
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Abuse, neglect and violence in Vic care facilities AAP - 03-08-2023
There is an unacceptable level of abuse, neglect and violence in Victoria's disability and mental health facilities. That's according to the 2021-22
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Eight-hour hospital bed wait before woman's death AAP - 02-08-2023
A grandmother who died after waiting almost eight hours for a bed at a Tasmanian hospital received substandard treatment and her illness was underestimated in the extreme,
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Clear shortcomings in Qld hospital audiology review AAP - 15-07-2023
A Queensland hospital has apologised after a review into it's paediatric audiology care found serious failures and urgent follow-ups required for children.
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Sydney gender clinic not working for people AAP - 11-07-2023
The provision of gender-affirming care in NSW is not working and has to improve, the state's health minister says. The main gender-affirming clinic for
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Reports on NSW gender clinic 'concerning, distressing' AAP - 10-07-2023
The death of a 14-year-old boy while awaiting specialised gender-affirming treatment is unbelievably tragic, the acting NSW premier says. Prue Car on Monday
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Medical receptionists cop brunt of patient aggression AAP - 08-07-2023
Medical receptionists facing a barrage of verbal and physical abuse dished out by angry patients are suffering long-term harm. Frontline health workers frequently
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NHS strikes cause 650k medical cancellations in UK AAP - 03-07-2023
Almost 650,000 appointments and operations have been postponed due to the wave of strikes which have hit the UK's National Health Service in the run up to its 75th anniversary.
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Qld health boss resigns after whistleblower controversy AAP - 28-06-2023
The head of Queensland Heath is stepping down after his department recommended criminal penalties for staff who disclosed "inappropriate" information to journalists.
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Nurse disqualified for dragging psychiatric patient AAP - 27-06-2023
A nurse who stripped and dragged a mental health patient into the shower has been suspended from nursing for five years. Francis Logan, known as Richard, has
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Nurses, doctors hurt by patient in hospital attack AAP - 21-06-2023
Two nurses and three doctors were injured in an incident involving a mental health patient at South Australia's Port Pirie Hospital, prompting a security investigation
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Pharmacy jobs at risk with dispensing change AAP - 20-06-2023
More than 600 pharmacies and 20,000 jobs might be at risk if the federal government follows through with plans to change rules around medicine dispensing. The
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GP shortage facing Australia after 'decades of neglect' AAP - 15-06-2023
Australia's peak medical body says the nation's general practitioners have been undervalued by successive governments, with the country now paying the price for "decades
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Full birthing resumes at hospital after staff shortage AAP - 13-06-2023
Birthing services at a Central Queensland hospital have returned to full operations after almost 12 months on bypass because of staff shortages. Gladstone Hospital
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Traumatic miscarriage case triggers hospital review AAP - 07-06-2023
Allegations by a woman who says she was traumatised by her treatment after a miscarriage have sparked a review at a major Queensland hospital. Nikkole Southwell,

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