According to the World Health Organization, between eight and 38 per cent of healthcare workers suffer physical violence at some point in their careers and many more are threatened or exposed to verbal aggression.1 An Australian study of 9,951 doctors ...

Nurses are more likely to suffer violence at work than police and prison officers.1 A US study also found that nurses and health care workers suffered almost 70 per cent of all workplace violence injuries and were nearly five times ...

Mental health nurses (MHNs) make up the largest group of mental health workers in the country, but by 2030 there is projected to be a shortage of up to 18,500 nurses. Researchers believe this is, in part, due to workforce ...

Royal Melbourne Hospital has released CCTV footage showing incidences of violence in the emergency department in an effort to raise awareness of the dangers faced by staff. The footage was used to create the Help Us, Help You campaign to protect staff ...

From workload to equipment problems, Australian nurses sound off in our survey on the largest obstacles to their success on the job.  Overworked, physically and verbally abused, and bullied. These words can be used to describe the nursing workforce throughout ...

Should the recent spate of violence towards nurses in Victoria and other states raise the alarm on national hospital safety?  In Victoria, nurses have once again called on the government to action the recommendations set down by the 2005 Victorian ...

Bullying, abuse and unemployment throw a dark shadow over the Northern Territory’s nursing industry. By Aileen Macalintal Despite a ‘zero tolerance’ stance on bullying and harassment in the workplace, the Northern Territory government seems to be failing to protect nurses ...

Armed security officers in emergency departments could incite not minimise risk of violence, parliamentary inquiry told. Two of Melbourne's biggest hospitals have rejected Victorian government plans to have armed officers in emergency departments. Security and nursing directors at St Vincent's ...

Study finds 75 per cent of nurses have experienced workplace violence and only 16 per cent make an official report. A new report revealing a high level of violence against hospital nurses highlights the need for a shift in attitudes ...

Violence is a significant problem in many Australian health care settings, particularly emergency departments writes Linda Belardi. Incidents of violence in triage have increased dramatically in the past 10 years, putting the safety of nursing staff and other patients at ...