Would you treat a COVID-19 patient with ‘compromised’ PPE?
Queensland Health has praised medical staff for saving a coronavirus patient's life despite being unable to maintain full infection control, but th…
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Official PPE advice finally changes after doctors’ campaign
The AMA had called for change for about a year.
‘Flabbergasted’ Premier promises PPE review
Mark McGowan's comments come after three West Australians breach protocols when helping a positive patient.
Our surgical team invented a new form of PPE so we could continue operating
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the UK, thousands of surgical procedures were put on hold. For a surgeon like me who performs operations on…
Greasy creams best to protect skin from PPE injury
A coconut oil and cocoa butter-beeswax mixture is one of the lubricants shown to work best: UK research.
Survey: Are inadequate supplies of PPE putting you at risk?
Health officials continue to insist there aren't problems with PPE supplies to general practice but what do you think?
Doctors urged to ‘refuse to work’ if they don’t have proper PPE
Although it sounds extreme, work refusal is necessary when employers fail to address risks to doctors' safety, says AMA Victoria.
Nurses detail hotel quarantine PPE chaos
Victoria's COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry hears there was insufficient infection control equipment and masks protocols were commonly breached
Melbourne doc’s catchy PPE rap goes viral
ED physician Dr Jonathan Papson warns in his TikTok post: It 'sticks in your head' whether or not you want it to.
‘I’m tired because nobody’s listening’ about the lack of PPE
Melbourne GP Dr Mukesh Haikerwal has made an impassioned plea on national daytime TV for the state and federal governments to start taking care of…
