Call for healthcare professionals to be ‘top priority’ for COVID-19 vax
'No ifs or buts' - they have to be first to have the coronavirus vaccine, says global nurses' group.
Tag: Nurses
Health organisation failed murdered nurse, inquest hears
SA's Nganampa Health Council is accused of putting the welfare of the community ahead of the safety of healthcare workers.
GP nurse banned for giving wrong vaccines to kids
She also altered the medical records of 17 patients, a tribunal has found.Â
What practice nurses want GPs to know
An Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association survey shows most love their jobs, but feel they can do more to manage patients with chronic c…
On her 200th birthday, Florence Nightingale’s true legacy has never been clearer
When you’re in a medical emergency, you don’t typically think of calling a statistician. However, the COVID-19 outbreak has shown just how necessary a clear…
90,000 health workers infected with COVID-19
Global figures are underestimating the virus's  true impact and more accurate records are needed, nurses' group says.
What funding is on offer to save your practice nurse?
It is claimed a thousand practice nurses have lost their job since COVID-19 but there are ways to protect them, writes health economist Peter Larte…
‘Many won’t return’: Warning over GP nurse lay-offs
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association says one-in-three practice nurses have had working hours reduced.
Nurses sleeping in cars to protect their families from the virus
Reports of extraordinary lengths being taken by health workers.
Nurse struck off after taking money from vulnerable patient
She had also faked a break-in and stolen the wallet of a dead patient, finds tribunal.
