Sydney Morning HeraldNurse a saviour for injured soldiersSydney Morning HeraldDitta McCarthy, an army nurse in the Korean War in 1953, might well have been likened to Florence Nightingale, especially when, with no electricity, she and her colleagues went round the wards at night with lamps and candles.and more »
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Sydney Morning HeraldCuts push nurses to private sectorSydney Morning HeraldThe registered nurse and mother of two was also attracted by ''flexibility in rostering, which is more family friendly'' at Hurstville's private The Surgery Centre. A $ 5000 sign-on fee - unprecedented in NSW - is the centrepiece of the ...
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BigPond NewsPolice still working on nursing home fireSydney Morning HeraldPolice are sifting through a "mountain of evidence" in the case against a man accused of starting a nursing home fire that killed 11 people. Roger Dean, 35, did not appear when the matter was heard on Thursday in Sydney's Central ...
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CathNewsNursing homes not sustainable: reportSydney Morning HeraldThe aged-care sector says a new report proves the system is not sustainable with the cost of providing modern single-room nursing home accomodation double the fee the commonwealth pays for the beds to be built. Nursing homes and hostels that provide ...Financial crisis next ...
