Hospital initiatives designed to promote employee health and wellbeing can positively contribute to the development of a hospital culture where staff feel valued and role model health behaviour to the community. Such interventions may reduce rates of employee mental illness, absenteeism, burnout and turnover while improving workforce morale, job satisfaction and resilience. [ + ]

Rapid access to stroke treatment made possible through the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine (VST) Program and Australia's first ever dedicated stroke ambulance. [ + ]

The way we are currently using steam sterilisers means re-usable and single-use items leave a similar footprint. Here's how we change that. [ + ]

US anaesthesiologists have questioned the efficacy of ketamine use during surgery, stating the drug does not reduce pain during recovery or alleviate delirium as previously claimed. [ + ]

The challenge is to futureproof our hospitals at the design stage so they can continue to serve the essential purpose of the health service. [ + ]

Sitting alongside a major hospital and research and imaging facilities, the new Herston Biofabrication Institute is set to revolutionise modern medicine. [ + ]

Australian and Japanese researchers have been investigating carbon ion therapy, an advanced form of cancer treatment being proposed for introduction in Australia. [ + ]

The 5th Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) International Conference, Australasia's flagship educational event for infection prevention and control (ICP) professionals, was held at the Pullman Melbourne Albert Park, from 21–23 November 2016. The conference attracted over 580 delegates from both Australia and 14 overseas countries. [ + ]

Robotically assisted radical prostatectomy is now the most common form of radical prostate surgery undertaken in Australia. [ + ]

European researchers have developed a smart exoskeleton that recognises loss of balance and prevents falling in elderly patients. [ + ]

Organisations around the world are currently reeling from what is being called the worst ransomware outbreak to date, with the UK's National Health Service (NHS) having been particularly badly hit by the attack. [ + ]

Remote Australian communities could expect to see medi-drone services operating within 12 months. [ + ]

TLC Healthcare has launched a $34m redevelopment project at Homestead Estate in Wallington, east of Geelong. [ + ]

"We've been lobbying on this issue since it first arose in 2014 because we know removing registered nurses from high-care nursing homes will erode the safety measures that protect staff and residents." [ + ]

"The helicopter is able to land on the roof of the neurosurgical centre and the patient is transferred directly to the operating theatre for life-saving surgery." [ + ]