Hospitals and Healthcare

New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.

‘We don’t want politics. We want the political leadership to support solutions,’ doctor says, citing escalating violence against health workers

Nurses say they have been abused, threatened and assaulted in the town of Bourke. They are afraid the threat of violence is compromising the care of patients at the local hospital.

The mental health service that has treated some of Victoria’s most complex prisoners - from schoolgirl killer Sean Price to Bourke Street murderer James Gargasoulas - has had almost 900 violent outbreaks in five years, leaving multiple staff hospitalised and seriously injured.

Security guards won't protect paramedics and community nurses from violent patients. And in hospital, some security guards can unwittingly escalate violence, unless they're specially trained.

Former nurse Graham Levy has a 15cm hole in his stomach wall, limited movement in his neck, hearing loss and psychological injuries after being assaulted by a patient. And he is not alone, with the rate of violence against nurses increasing by 60 per cent in one state alone over the past three years.

A landmark investigation into female medical staff in Australia finds nearly half have experienced domestic violence, including one in 10 who have been abused by their partner in the past year alone.

HEALTH bosses have conceded that Perth doctors and nurses expect to be assaulted at work after disturbing vision of a doctor at Royal Perth Hospital having his throat crushed in a chokehold by a mentally-disturbed 21-year-old man emerged in court.

This module provides an overview of what causes anger, the function that anger serves in our lives, and how anger impacts our relationships.  Home visitors will learn how these issues may look in parenting situations as well as specific strategies on how to help parents understand and manage their anger.

Nurses may be given body cameras to protect them from aggressive patients as ministers try to repair relations with striking NHS staff.Steve Barclay, the health

26-year-old qualifies as one of Christchurch hospital’s most difficult patients.

Mass shootings in the United States are "complicated" and it would be inaccurate to describe them as a "mental illness problem," according to health experts. Here's why.

The woman was buckling her two young children into the car when she was allegedly slashed across the chest, inflicting a 15cm gash.

Shocking footage has been released by the Royal Melbourne Hospital as part of a new campaign which aims to talckle violent attacks on staff in the Emergency Department.

This training is designed to help home visitors identify the signs and symptoms of depression, as well as when and how to refer parents for help.   

This module provides an overview of key topics regarding IPV, including:

Types of IPV

Indicators of abuse

The extent of the IPV problem

How to discuss the topic of IPV with clients

How culture may impact how IPV is perceived, and

The importance of identifying community resources and establishing relationships with those resources