Majority of COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs unvaccinated
The majority of people with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care units since Australia’s national vaccine rollout began were unvaccinated, new figures have revealed. Led by Monash University, SPRINT-SARI is a hospital-based surveillance database that was set up to enable the real-time tracking and reporting of the sickest patients with COVID-19 in Australian hospitals and ICUs. […]
‘We need the right numbers of nurses and midwives’: Workforce ‘boost’ must be fast-tracked before it’s too late, NSWNMA says
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has renewed calls for the state government to fast-track the remainder of its planned nursing and midwifery ‘boost’ following the release of new hospital data that reveals widespread pressures plaguing public hospitals. The union’s message is clear: increase our health workforce before it’s too late. It says mounting […]