Nurses and midwives at Blacktown Hospital are wearing grey armbands to highlight the need for improved safety after a patient attacked their colleague with a knife. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members hope the move sparks changes to hospital ...
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Unannounced safety tests part of Grattan’s proposed hospital accreditation revamp
Big savings would be made if all Australian hospitals could match the safety performance of the best 10 per cent. That’s the call from the Grattan Institute’s new report ‘Safer care saves money: How to improve patient care and save ...
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Implementing action plan overseen by nurse advisor. The NSW facility under sanction as of last Friday is implementing an action plan which will be supervised by an independent nurse advisor. Charles Wurf, CEO of ACAA NSW, also said Fairfield Nursing ...
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