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Hospitals will get $1.7 billion more federal funding. Will this reduce waiting times?

Nursing Review

billion to fund public hospitals and health services next year. Protecting the public hospital system, strengthen Medicare and help build Australias future. pic.twitter.com/dlkY2uVQLM — Mark Butler MP (@Mark_Butler_MP) February 5, 2025 How are hospitals funded? Were delivering an additional $1.7

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Too many Australians miss out on essential medical care every year. Here’s how to fix ‘GP deserts’

Nursing Review

At the 2025 federal election, all parties should commit to changing that. That means they can work across the region, in clinics funded by the federal government and hospitals managed by the state government, without losing employment benefits. There, trainee doctors retain a single employer throughout their placements.

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Backus Hospital nurses hold demonstration over patient care concerns

Health Leaders | Nursing

The demonstration, organized by a union representing approximately 450 nurses at the Norwich-based hospital, came amid ongoing contract negotiations with hospital management.

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Baby Seal Robots Are Comforting Older Adults on Penn Presbyterian’s Acute Care Unit

Penn Nursing

She pitched the idea to hospital management, got the green light, and in 2019 launched a study to see if the Paros could decrease patient agitation and pain symptoms. “I thought these robots were the most ridiculous things I had ever seen,” Cacchione said, “until I actually picked one up and felt it and interacted with it myself.”