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Over the years I have had the opportunity to visit a number of different industrial sites where onsite health services are provided and have recently reflected on how differently they are all staffed and managed. In an industrial context it is quite common that there is only one site nurse or Paramedic and that this […]

The company has experience working in an industrial setting. The majority of the work in an industrial setting is managing illness, health promotion/health prevention (primary health) and safety related functions with a small part of the role emergency response/emergency medicine.  While it is critical that emergency medical care can be provided, if the staff member […]

  Continuing professional development or CPD is the means by which health professionals maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence, and develop the personal and professional qualities required throughout their professional lives. Registered Health Professionals who are engaged in any form of practice are required to participate regularly in CPD that is relevant […]

On September 1st 2014 legislation will come into effect in South Australia to protect the title of Paramedic. If you are an employer operating across boundaries or from interstate and coming into South Australia you must take steps to ensure you provide Paramedic staff who meet the minimum state requirements. It will be an offence […]

Sitemed is concerned about the frequent advice we receive from the Therapeutic Goods Agency (TGA) about the number of medications entering into Australia from overseas that contain prescription only medicines which are not declared and the risk they pose to health. Here is the latest warning from the TGA. https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/slyn-both-both-men-women-capsules#.U_P4hPmSxqU