Navigating natural disasters: Midwives are critical in every crisis
This year’s theme for International Day of the Midwife on 5 May is Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis. Midwives are trusted first responders within their communities who can prepare health systems for any crisis. For midwives to adequately respond, they must also ensure they are safe and are equipped with the training, tools, and resources […]
COVID-19 continues to impact public hospital emergency departments
After a decline in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, presentations to public hospital emergency departments rebounded in 2020-21, according to new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Information on Emergency department care in 2020–21 has been released with national, state and territory, local hospital network and hospital-specific data on […]