Senator Richard Colbeck faced intense questioning at the Senate Select Committee hearing on Australia’s response to COVID-19 on Friday, and was criticised for appearing not to know how many people in aged care have died from COVID-19 since the beginning ...
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Aged care death rate among highest in the world, government had no plan for sector, royal commission told
The aged care royal commission has heard evidence that the government had no COVID-19 plan for the aged care sector, leading to one of the highest aged care death rates in the world. In his opening remarks on Monday, counsel ...
More »Where have all the preemies gone during the pandemic?
Maternity wards across the globe have noticed something strange happening during the coronavirus pandemic. Premature births were disappearing. Preterm birth is defined by the WHO as babies born alive before 37 weeks, with extremely preterm occurring before 28 weeks. In ...
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Welcome to Nursing Review's new podcast. Each week 'The Coronavirus Podcast' will tackle all of the myths, research and talking points that surround the pandemic.
More »COVID-19: PM announces aged care restrictions, 20,000 student nurses drafted to fight pandemic
Scott Morrison today announced more measures aimed at curtailing the spread of the coronavirus, including new aged care guidelines and lifting work restrictions on student nurses. In a wide-ranging press conference, the Prime minister laid out restrictions on non-essential gatherings ...
More »Australia’s response to coronavirus putting people at risk: RACGP President
Australia’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has been criticised by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Its president, Dr Harry Nespolon, said the lack of government planning is “risking people’s health”. The RACGP is urging the government ...
More »Lowering the risk of a ‘broken heart’ following bereavement using common treatment
Reducing the risk of heart attack in the early stages of a bereavement with a common medication has been the focus of new research by the University of Sydney. Professor Geoffrey Tofler, leading the study published in the American Heart Journal, said ...
More »Vic nurse bashed daughter with rolling pin
A nurse who beat his daughter with a rolling pin for 20 minutes after a boy was allowed into their Victorian home is suspended from medical practice for a month. The man, who cannot be named, had his nurses' registration ...
More »“Of all the rorts that exist in this country, nothing compares to superannuation”: Pollies scrap over super
Superannuation reform is again at the forefront of political debate this week, with calls to raise contributions and do away with them all together ringing out simultaneously. The compulsory superannuation guarantee is set to rise from 9.5 per cent in ...
More »Lyn Dawson ‘spotted’ by former neighbours working as a nurse
Former neighbours of Lynette Dawson claim they saw her alive and working at a Sydney northern beaches hospital two years after her disappearance and alleged murder. Peter Breese created a stir in Downing Centre Local Court when he claimed he ...
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