Healthcare :: Joint action plan announced to find work for healthcare job seekers
A detailed action plan which will help to increase job opportunities for newly qualified healthcare professionals is published.
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Healthcare :: UK hospitals mulling outsourcing work to India
Some of the hospitals in the UK are planning to outsource medical secretarial work to India, a media report said.
Stroke :: Intravenous delivery of clot-busting drug still best intervention for ischemic stroke
Intravenous delivery of an approved clot-busting drug remains the most beneficial proven intervention for ischemic stroke, according to updated American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Healthcare :: CAN DO initiative to build further knowledge of veterans’ needs among health professionals
Minister for Veterans? Affairs Bruce Billson says the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) and the Department of Veterans? Affairs (DVA) would work in partnership on a new phase of The ?Can Do? Initiative: Managing Mental Health and Substance Use in General Practice.
Healthcare :: New nurse and community health training facility for South Australia
The Minister for Vocational and Further Education, the Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, today announced a $2.6 million funding boost for a new training facility for nurses in South Australia.
Tsunami :: Australian Relief Distribution in Full Swing in Solomon Islands
The distribution of Australian relief is well underway following the arrival of the first C130 aircraft at Munda airport in Solomon Islands late yesterday.
Psychiatry :: Worried nurses react differently to attacks on staff and patients in psychiatric wards
Psychiatric nurses have a one in ten chance of being physically injured by an aggressive patient over the course of a year and many more suffer emotional distress because of the verbal abuse they receive while working in these difficult and challenging environments.
Patient Safety :: Patient safety training taking flight at UCSD medical center
The surgical team cares for patients in the 2nd floor operating rooms. The flight crew cares for passengers high above the ground.
Ovarian Cancer :: US women undertreated for ovarian cancer
One in three ovarian cancer patients in the U.S. fails to receive the recommended comprehensive surgical treatment.
NHS :: Hewitt unveils super website NHS Choices
Any choice of hospital for hip ops – to start 1yr early Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt announced a package of measures to help patients in the most disadvantaged communities make choices about their healthcare and empower them to shape services around their needs and experience.