Public Health
15% pay claim is “ambitious but reasonable”
April 11, 2024
Public sector branches are set to vote on a recommended log of claims containing a proposed pay rise that would make PHS pay comparable with Queensland. As branches are about to vote on a draft log of claims that is the culmination of months of consultation, more than 30 branch resolutions and intense discussion and…
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COVID in the air that we breathe
December 2, 2020
COVID-19’s airborne transmission poses a challenge to hospital infection control, says an Australian biosecurity expert.…
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Regional nurses have their say
December 2, 2020
Nurses in country NSW will tell city-based decision makers how their local health services can…
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North Dakota governor asks COVID-19 positive nurses to...
December 2, 2020
Last month, North Dakota’s governor, Doug Burgum, asked nurses who had tested positive for coronavirus…
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Victorian response to COVID-19 an international envy
December 2, 2020
Victoria dealt with its second wave of COVID-19 extremely well by international standards. Only Vietnam and Hong…
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WHO launches global strategy to eliminate cervical canc...
December 2, 2020
For the first time ever, the world has committed to eliminate a cancer. A global…
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NHS suspends 1:1 ICU rule as COVID admissions soar
December 2, 2020
England’s chief medical officer warns that COVID second wave could overwhelm the NHS. The NHS…
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South-Western Sydney health system underfunded, under-r...
December 2, 2020
A Legislative Council Inquiry into the state of healthcare in south-western has found damning evidence…
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How could wearing a mask help build immunity to COVID-1...
November 16, 2020
People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can spread the virus when they…
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Medical experts condemn slow Government response on PP...
November 4, 2020
Experts have panned the Government response to personal protective equipment (PPE) through COVID, stating that…