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Nurses say violence is treated as ‘part of the job’ or believe patients can’t be held accountable for their assaults if they are intoxicated or distressed.
Health workers who picked their noses were more likely to contract COVID, according to a new study. But here’s what the study means for the rest of us.
Recruiting internationally educated health workers is a key part of Canada’s proposed solution to the health worker crisis. But there are ethical questions about recruiting from foreign countries.
Health workers with relatives in positions of power were frequently absent from work.
Since the war broke out, some healthcare workers have lost their jobs, others have been displaced, wounded, threatened or killed.
Burnout and ‘compassion fatigue’ can compromise patient safety and signal health worker exhaustion. And they are a ticking time bomb for health care.
The greatest workforce challenge Australia faces is in health, an issue that will likely be with us for another decade. Here’s one way to fix it.
To prevent a shortage of health workers, public expressions of appreciation need to be backed by policies that provide dignity, decent working conditions, accountability and appropriate remuneration.
Devalued and paid significantly less than nurses, it’s no wonder Australia’s aged care workforce have had enough.
About a quarter of health workers surveyed reported symptoms of psychological distress, including depression, anxiety and stress.
If you feel like you’re having a medical emergency then you should still go to hospital. Expect longer waits and extra precautions.
While the vast majority of health workers are prepared to accept COVID vaccinations, we need to make sure the concerns of the minority are heard and don’t compromise safety.
Increased funding for healthcare system would help the government quell incessant doctors’ strikes .
Around 70% of front-line health workers said they were exhausted in 2020. With COVID hospitalisations expected to rise in coming weeks, the pressure is about to get a whole lot worse.
If universities produce graduates who can work effectively in a team, the healthcare system will be strengthened and this would improve the health outcomes for patients.
Health workers have long called for better protections against COVID-19. Well fitting masks are now required when caring for COVID-19 patients. But the guidelines on ventilation miss the mark.
Where there are not enough health workers to deliver medical care, one solution is to move certain tasks to less specialised health workers, a process called task-shifting.
Health workers are at greater risk from the virus and play a key role in promoting vaccination themselves – so uptake needs to be high.
This is what it’s like fighting COVID-19 the second time around.
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Professor in Health Systems and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of Health Economics and Policy and Pharmaco-economics/pharmaco-epidemiology in the Departments of Health Administration & Management and Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria
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Lecturer, University of Nigeria
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Associate Professor in Anthropology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Tutorial Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, University of Nairobi
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Adjunct Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Researcher with Centre for Health Policy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Manager at MRC/Wits Agincourt Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior postdoctoral research fellow, Appleton Institute, HealthWise research group, CQUniversity Australia
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Lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine, University of Nigeria
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Senior Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research associate at Health Policy Research Group, University of Nigeria
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Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria
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Research Fellow of International Development, Deakin University
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Director of the Centre for Health Policy , University of the Witwatersrand
