Count the babies win: Queensland to introduce midwifery ratios
After years of campaigning by the Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union (QNMU) to have babies counted as separate patients on postnatal maternity wards, the state government has committed to introducing landmark minimum midwife-to-patient ratios across public hospitals. According to QNMU Secretary Kate Veach, under existing federal law, Queensland babies have not been counted as additional […]
Have your say on the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Care Standard
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is seeking feedback on the draft Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Care Standard. The Commission developed the draft clinical care standard in collaboration with consumers, clinicians, researchers, and healthcare services. The standard aims to improve care for people living with COPD, a serious chronic […]