Understaffing and lack of beds blamed for crisis ramping
The state opposition says the unprecedented level of ambulance ramping outside Perth's public hospitals yesterday was a result of under staffing and under resourcing. abc.net.au |
Hospital to close A&E over winter
A south London hospital says it has to shut its A&E and maternity departments for the winter due to staff shortage. bbc.co.uk |
Addicts resell 'used methadone'
Some drug addicts in Scotland who take the heroin substitute methadone under supervision resell it later after spitting it out, a BBC investigation finds. bbc.co.uk |
In US, Hispanics outlive whites, blacks by years
By MIKE STOBBE 2010-10-14T00:26:21ZATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country.... hosted.ap.org |
Surgery safer with teamwork, training
Briefings of doctors and nurses on teams before and after each operation cut the death rate 18%, a study finds. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |