Tag: Doctors and Medical Professionals
Nurse practitioners are undervalued: report
A new study has found nurse practitioners are an under-estimated addition to emergency care.[MORE]
Hope for doctor stranded in Thailand to return home soon
Colleagues of a Mildura doctor stranded in Thailand say they are hoping he will be back in the country tomorrow night.[MORE]
Heart valve hope for elderly patients
A treatment is being trialed that is expected to reduce the need for open heart surgery in elderly people.[MORE]
NT nurses accept Govt pay offer
Northern Territory nurses have accepted the Territory Government's pay offer.[MORE]
Mater up-beat about luring more specialists
Mackay's Mater hospital says it is confident of attracting four new specialist doctors before the middle of next year.[MORE]
Doctor escapes jail over sex assault on transsexual
A doctor from Melbourne's western suburbs has been given a suspended sentence for an indecent act on a mentally ill transsexual patient.[MORE]
Bathurst doctor offers to work for free
A Bathurst-based surgeon has launched a fresh attempt to restart surgical services in Bourke.[MORE]
Protests staged over planned health job cuts
Community anger over plans for massive jobs cuts within the North Coast Area Health Service is reaching 'boiling point'.[MORE]
Advisory council urges adoption of Garling recommendations
The Greater Western Area Health Service's advisory council says adoption of the recommendations in the Garling Report would increase the number of medical professionals in the region.[MORE]
Violence and malnutrition linked, conference told
The president of the Nutrition Society of Australia, Andrew Sinclair, says evidence presented at a conference shows violence and malnutrition are linked.[MORE]
Doctor flown from London to Wagga 'every 2 mths'
The New South Wales Health Department has confirmed it has been flying a doctor from London to Wagga Wagga Base hospital because of a shortage of local specialists.[MORE]
RDH 'asked for CCTV camera' before baby rape
RDH staff had requested a CCTV camera from management before a baby was raped at the hospital.[MORE]
Qld Health unaware of radiographer assault claim
Qld Health says it was unaware a radiographer working in Townsville had been accused of assault in NSW.[MORE]
Reducing NSW trauma centres 'overdue'
The Australasian College of Emergency Medicine says a move to reduce the number of major trauma centres in New South Wales hospitals is long overdue.[MORE]
Garling report urges rural doctors boost
A report into New South Wales' public hospital system says the Health Department needs to take immediate steps to increase skilled clinicians in rural areas.[MORE]
Labor MPs 'must support Vanessa's Law'
New South Wales Labor MPs are being urged to support the Opposition's bill to improve medical care for children in the state's hospitals.[MORE]
Report urges rural stint for junior doctors
The Greater Western Area Health Service's advisory council says there will be an increase in the number of medical professionals in the region, if the New South Wales Government adopts recommendations of a special commission of inquiry.[MORE]
Garling report reveals skills shortage: Stoner
New South Wales Nationals' leader and Oxley MP Andrew Stoner says the Garling report on the state's hospitals shows there are not enough skilled clinicians on the mid-north coast.[MORE]
MPs maintain campaign against health cuts
New South Wales north coast Nationals MPs are keeping the pressure on the Government over its plan to cut 400 health service jobs.[MORE]
Child hospital bill 'a tribute to Vanessa'
The NSW Opposition wants paediatricians to oversee the treatment of children in adult wards. [MORE]
Rees open to healthcare review recommendations
The New South Wales Government says it will consult fully as it prepares its response to a healthcare report.[MORE]
NSW hospitals in period of crisis: report
The man appointed to examine acute care services in NSW has handed down his long-awaited report.[MORE]
Pub charity through the roof for Flying Doctor
A tradition in a south-west Queensland pub has reaped thousands of dollars in donations for the Flying Doctor.[MORE]
Nurses told of job cut protests
The New South Wales Nurses Association says it is letting its members know about protest rallies planned across the region this weekend.[MORE]
Moeller case sparks probe into migration laws
The Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Disability Services has called for a probe into Australia's migration laws.[MORE]
