Workplace Conditions
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Thousands of Qld nurses face violent assaults AAP - 11-12-2015
Thousands of workers have reported being assaulted on the job at hospitals right across Queensland. Fractured skulls, chemical burns, death
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Depression rife among young doctors AAP - 09-12-2015
A US study has discovered that nearly a third of young doctors are depressed, which has been linked to poor patient care and more medical errors.
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HealthTimes Health Industry Satisfaction Survey (HISS) Results HealthTimes - 30-11-2015
October 2015 Survey Results The October 2015 HISS survey of over 600 Australian health professionals has indicated an overall improvement in
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Dick says no second kids hospital for Brisbane AAP - 27-10-2015
Queensland Health Minister Cameron Dick has ruled out a second tertiary teaching hospital for children in Brisbane. The Queensland government
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Dirty theatres, IT woes at Perth hospital HealthTimes - 23-09-2015
Operating theatres at Perth's new Fiona Stanley are sometimes left uncleaned, a parliamentary inquiry has been told. A parliamentary inquiry
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RACS to address bullying culture AAP - 09-05-2017
Discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment is widespread among surgeons, report finds. Experts who investigated discrimination, bullying
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NSW hospitals overwhelmed with patients AAP - 02-09-2015
Hospitals across NSW and specifically in Sydney's west are under extreme with an influx of patients. NSW emergency departments are overwhelmed
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A health check on our health system - surviving change HealthTimes - 19-08-2015
The Australian health and human services sector is a complex and rapidly growing industry of tremendous scale. Nearly three times larger than the global banking
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Teaching by humiliation common in hospitals AAP - 17-08-2015
A new survey has found that teaching by humiliation is rife in hospitals, leaving some medical students regretting their career choice. Three-quarters
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Children 'at risk' in botched hospital opening AAP - 14-08-2015
A review of the opening of Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital has found patients were put at risk, but no one is to blame for the debacle.
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Medicine still plagued by sexism AAP - 09-05-2017
A high-profile academic says the medical profession is failing to stamp out sexism, and the only way is to change the people training female students.
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Nurses and midwives vow to safeguard penalty rates Karen Keast - 05-08-2015
Public sector surgical nurse Ellen McRae works most Sundays. In fact, Ms McRae works 10 shifts a fortnight and all fall outside the traditional 9am-5.30pm working
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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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