Workplace Conditions
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Victorian hospital exclusion-zone push AAP - 16-08-2022
Exclusion zones could be set up outside Victorian hospitals following anti-vaccination demonstrations at the weekend. Premier Daniel Andrews said his government
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Free transport pledge for Vic health staff AAP - 14-08-2022
Victorian nurses, age care workers and paramedics would be able to travel on public transport across the state for free under a new election promise. The Liberals
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Sydney nurses feel 'frustration, despair' AAP - 19-07-2022
More walk-outs by Sydney nurses are likely after staff at two major hospitals rallied over what they claim are chronic staffing shortages, while the NSW government concedes
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Why Healthcare Professionals Are Flocking To Iceland HealthTimes - 07-07-2022
In recent years, healthcare professionals have been leaving their home countries in droves to pursue new careers in Iceland, a land of beautiful landscapes and hospitable
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Tas hospital's culture ignored suspicions AAP - 29-06-2022
A health staffer who worked alongside a male pedophile nurse at a Tasmanian hospital believes there was a culture among senior management of not talking about "challenging
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Falling healthcare rating points to crisis AAP - 21-06-2022
Australians think the healthcare system is getting worse, as they grapple with long emergency department wait times, and being able to afford and access essential services.
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WA hospital wait patient died of aneurysm AAP - 15-06-2022
A woman who died while waiting for care at a regional West Australian hospital had suffered a rare aneurysm, a review has found. The woman, aged in her 70s,
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Doctors urged to act on racism and sexism AAP - 10-06-2022
Rural doctors have been urged to consider their privilege a superpower, and call out racism and sexism in their workplaces. Dr Jillann Farmer, a Rockhampton-raised
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Rural university medical program slammed AAP - 18-05-2022
Asking teenage school leavers to commit to a career as a bush doctor is ridiculous, as rural medicine becomes more risky and complicated, a Tasmanian health inquiry has been
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One in five NSW patients given bad advice AAP - 05-05-2022
NSW patients heading to emergency departments during the pandemic were generally happy with thecare they received but one in five say their medical advice didn't add up.
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New mines key to health, welfare AAP - 18-04-2022
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says it is vital not to lose sight of how to pay for health and welfare as voters head to the polls on May 21. The incoming
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Campaigns pitch jobs against health care AAP - 12-04-2022
Prime Minister Scott Morrison aims to use the second day of election campaigning to focus on a jobs creation pitch. Mr Morrison is in Sydney on Tuesday, spruiking
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Rural study leads to more doctors AAP - 11-04-2022
The rural health workforce could be bolstered if medical schools accepted more students from the bush and offered more training and placements in country settings, a new study
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NSW health workers to strike for pay rise AAP - 04-04-2022
Thousands of NSW healthcare workers will walk off the job demanding higher wages from the government, following strikes by paramedics and nurses. Under the
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No quick fix for Vic ambos 'boys club' AAP - 01-04-2022
There is no quick fix for a pervasive "boys club" culture within Ambulance Victoria, the state's human rights commissioner concedes. The final
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NSW nurses walk off job, demand more staff AAP - 01-04-2022
Thousands of nurses across NSW have gone on strike for 24 hours for the second time in 10 years, to pressure the state government to accept their demands for better pay and
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Jobseekers choosing careers in health care AAP - 28-03-2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a record surge of young Australians wanting to work in the healthcare industry - more than any other sector. One in five
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Patients wait 12 weeks for a GP in Qld AAP - 18-03-2022
The doctor shortage in rural Queensland has left some patients waiting for up to 12 weeks to see a GP, while Indigenous health services are spending millions of dollars on
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AMA offers grim report on SA hospitals AAP - 17-03-2022
The performance of South Australia's major hospitals has deteriorated as patients with serious conditions wait too long for treatment, the Australian Medical Association
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Indigenous people urged into health jobs AAP - 14-03-2022
The Morrison government has launched a 10-year plan to increase the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce to improve wellbeing outcomes. The
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