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There are many challenges facing hospitals and healthcare in the modern world we are living in. I've created this curation collection to save articles that help me understand what modern health in society is.  The articles here are general in nature and placed here to promote discussion. We advise that you talk with your health professional before changing any of your medication or treatment options.  Any of the online courses listed here may (or may not) be open for access or enrolment. Most are free to browse, some may charge a small fee if you wish to receive a certificate or record of learning.   Every effort is made to ensure that these links are up to date and be aware that some of these articles may be behind a 'paywall'. If you can’t get into an article, email me and I may be able to assist.  Views are my own.
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My dad spent three weeks in ICU. This is what I learnt about our health system

My dad spent three weeks in ICU. This is what I learnt about our health system | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
I went into the hospital knowing nothing about our healthcare system. Those three weeks taught me life lessons that will never leave me.
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Artificial intelligence is already in our hospitals. 5 questions people want answered

Artificial intelligence is already in our hospitals. 5 questions people want answered | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Before AI becomes widespread in health care, we need to ask what matters to consumers.
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Book review: 'The People's Hospital' by Ricardo Nuila

Book review: 'The People's Hospital' by Ricardo Nuila | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
In "The People's Hospital," Ricardo Nuila shows just how broken the American health-care system is — and how badly it serves those in its care.
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American Health Care Is Dying. This Hospital Could Cure It.

American Health Care Is Dying. This Hospital Could Cure It. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
A yea or nay vote for basic health care could help America move toward a healthier, fairer future.
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Victorian election 2022: Health worker resignations surge by almost 20%, fresh data shows

Victorian election 2022: Health worker resignations surge by almost 20%, fresh data shows | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Resignations undermine efforts to recruit tens of thousands of doctors, nurses and midwives needed to relieve stress on the overburdened health system and staff new hospitals.
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Hospitals hitting capacity from RSV, flu, covid and staffing shortages.

Hospitals across the United States are overwhelmed, and experts believe conditions will deteriorate in coming months.
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Low- and middle-income countries struggle to provide health care to some, while others get too much medicine

Low- and middle-income countries struggle to provide health care to some, while others get too much medicine | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
As access to health care increases, there’s also a danger of getting too much of it.
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If you want to be healthy in Australia today, be born to rich parents. By Kate Gregorevic

If you want to be healthy in Australia today, be born to rich parents. By Kate Gregorevic | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
No amount of social restrictions will fix healthcare until we address underlying inequality
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Interventions to reduce falls in hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Interventions to reduce falls in hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it

Falls remain a common and debilitating problem in hospitals worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of falls prevention.


Research has shown that patient education and staff training is key to reducing hospital falls and injuries.

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Patient with typhoid fever slept in car due to lack of beds at Middlemore Hospital

Patient with typhoid fever slept in car due to lack of beds at Middlemore Hospital | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
A medical consultant fears the hospital is "imploding".
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Australian health system crisis: why we need radical reform

Australian health system crisis: why we need radical reform | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Healthcare workers are leaving the sector in droves, not because they want to, but because they are being asked to work beyond their capacity.
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Labor’s urgent care centres are a step in the right direction – but not a panacea

Labor’s urgent care centres are a step in the right direction – but not a panacea | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Labor has announced it would introduce urgent care centres to take the pressure off emergency departments if it were elected. Would they work?
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Attacks on Ukraine's hospitals are deliberate and brutal. The world must respond to these acts of terror

Attacks on Ukraine's hospitals are deliberate and brutal. The world must respond to these acts of terror | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
We need to document and investigate these attacks, including testimonies from health workers, if we are ever to see these war crimes prosecuted.
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India unveils flatpack field hospital that can be airdropped to disaster zones.

India unveils flatpack field hospital that can be airdropped to disaster zones. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
The portable unit, comprising mini cubes of medical equipment, enables surgeons to be operating within an hour, designers claim
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How does Australia's health system stack up internationally? Not bad, if you're willing to wait for it.

How does Australia's health system stack up internationally? Not bad, if you're willing to wait for it. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
How does Australia’s health care system compare to our peers in the OECD? Here we highlight five charts showing Australia’s relative performance.
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"My Dad Died ‘a Common American Death’ " Nicole Chung

"My Dad Died ‘a Common American Death’ " Nicole Chung | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
It is hard for me not to think of my father’s death as a kind of negligent homicide, facilitated and sped by the United States’ broken safety net and strained systems of care.
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Sydney Children’s Hospital Westmead in crisis: Operating theatres used as cupboards

Sydney Children’s Hospital Westmead in crisis: Operating theatres used as cupboards | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Four new operating theatres are being used to store medical supplies and equipment amid a staffing crisis at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
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Victorian election 2022: Health system needs reboot, not just spending spree

Victorian election 2022: Health system needs reboot, not just spending spree | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
There is an opportunity here for a leader with vision to change the entire system for the better.
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Our health system is like a 'worn pair of shorts'. This latest COVID wave will stretch it even thinner

Our health system is like a 'worn pair of shorts'. This latest COVID wave will stretch it even thinner | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Here’s what needs to happen next for our health systems to cope with the latest COVID wave.
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Healthcare Heroes

Healthcare Heroes | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Behind every hospital admission there are a plethora of hard-working health professionals doing everything in their power to comfort the confused, calm the stressed, and cure the ill. My recent experience confirms how lucky we are having these heroes in our midst and on our side.
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Moral injury: what happens when exhausted health workers can no longer provide the care they want for their patients

Moral injury: what happens when exhausted health workers can no longer provide the care they want for their patients | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Health organisations must play their part in preventing burnout and moral injury in workers. Most factors leading to it – such as lack of resources and staff – are outside the control of individuals.
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Health workers: Private hospitals blindsided after nurses excluded from $3000 Andrews government bonus

Health workers: Private hospitals blindsided after nurses excluded from $3000 Andrews government bonus | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Private hospitals say it’s unfair their nurses aren’t included in the Andrews government’s $3000 bonus scheme. But the AMA and nurses union say private hospitals should stump up the cash for their staff.
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Australia’s health system is failing. I no longer feel able to improve the situation from within. By John Wilson

Australia’s health system is failing. I no longer feel able to improve the situation from within. By John Wilson | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
If I didn’t know from looking at myself in the mirror, how many others are already burnt out and still pushing on?
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Experiences of Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand's public health system: a systematic review of two decades of published qualitative research - @BexGraham and Bridgette Masters-Awatere (2020)

Experiences of Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand's public health system: a systematic review of two decades of published qualitative research - @BexGraham and Bridgette Masters-Awatere (2020) | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
For many Māori, the existing public health system is experienced as hostile and alienating. Whānau members provide support to mitigate this, but it comes as a cost to whānau.
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NSW COVID: Healthcare workers share stories from the front line

NSW COVID: Healthcare workers share stories from the front line | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
From the moment the Ruby Princess docked in 2020 to the current wave of Omicron, healthcare workers have been on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not over yet.
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