‘Unrelenting’ patient violence triggers call for improved security
Bed block, drug use and the failure to equip EDs for acute mental illness are responsible for rising rates of patient violence, doctors warn. Patients…
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‘Some of the wildest pathology in medicine’: Why Dr John Zorbas says every doctor needs time in the Top End
“It is like playing a video game set on extreme difficulty.” This is new AMA NT president Dr John Zorbas describing healthcare in the territory.…
I’d rather deal with drunks and criminals than a bullying supervisor: My message to junior doctors
Not all that long ago, I watched a surgeon publicly dress down a young registrar for writing up a bag of magnesium for a post-op…
Hospital should be a last resort for elderly patients, not the default destination
The recent AusDoc article on elderly patients languishing in hospital beds without needing acute care inspired me to think about the changing roles of hospital…
‘Is continuing here safe?’: Young doctor’s shock at finding squatters in his family home
“Hi, my name is Sanjay Kuikel, and I’m a junior doctor working in regional Victoria, Australia. I’ve dedicated my career to caring for others —…
‘We call it trauma bonding’: Overwhelmed doctors lift the lid on life at Northern Beaches Hospital
Doctors working at one of Australia’s privately run public hospitals have spoken of dozens of near misses and adverse events, suggesting its management has been…
Reductions in alcohol-related liver harm stopped when COVID-19 hit, study suggests
A trend of declining hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease during the 2010s abruptly stopped when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Australian researchers say. The researchers…
Drains in hospitals and homes ‘hotspots’ for MRSA
Microbiologists have found that 27% of home plumbing fixtures and 15% of hospital fixtures contain culturable pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, of which half are…
Doctors washing work clothes in domestic washing machines are an infection risk, study warns
Doctors and nurses who wash their work clothes in their home washing machines may be contributing to hospital-acquired infections and the rise of microbial-resistant bacteria,…
Junior doctors reach $175 million agreement over unpaid overtime after four-year legal battle
Current and former junior doctors in Victoria have reached a $175 million in-principle agreement with the State Government over unpaid overtime — four years after…
