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Subscriber only Nurses warn that emergency department violence is getting so bad they have seen patients waiting for treatment get up and leave because they are too frightened to stay. The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) stated while the state government s long-awaited release of its final report into hospital security is welcomed, they fear it won t be enough unless additional nurses are employed. NSWNMA executive councillor and Byron Central Hospital Branch representative, Liz McCall, said many of the measures outlined in the final report were already current policies, but they had not been applied or enforced to better protect staff or patients, and increased clinical staffing should be a part of the solution.
ANTG CEO Matt Cantelo said this was a huge step for the industry in Australia, given the EU s advancement in medical cannabis legislation and its strict regulations on imports. This is a major win for the industry in Australia, Mr Cantelo said. While the German cannabis industry is still in its infancy, it is the third largest market globally behind the US and Canada. We are the first local growers to crack the EU market, which currently receives the majority of imported products from Canada and The Netherlands. Now that we have the gold standard in growing and manufacturing medicinal cannabis - in line with the most stringent in the world - it means our product also qualifies for export to every other nation.
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Subscriber only It is the service which you don t realise can make a massive difference until you reach out and make the call. On Tuesday, Lifeline reported 22,4000 calls in January nationwide, the highest call numbers on record for that month. Lifeline said they attributed the seven per cent jump in calls receiving around to a combination of COVID-19 restrictions more than the Christmas and holiday period and the uncertainty of the future. Lifeline Lismore centre manager Niall Mulligan said he is really proud of the staff and volunteers. I want to give a shout out to our wonderful volunteers and staff because in 2020 they stepped up to the challenge and we answered over 24,000 calls in Lismore, around 4,000 extra calls making it our most productive year ever.
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Subscriber only A company recently granted the first licence in NSW to produce large amounts of medicinal cannabis oil is moving its headquarters to the Byron Shire. CEO and founder of Australian Natural Therapeutics Group, Matt Cantelo, has already moved his own life to the region and will soon be followed by his head office team. This will place the company much closer to its growing plant near Armidale. I think Byron Bay and the Northern area in general has established itself globally as a place of health and wellness, Mr Cantelo said. He said ANTG was looking to potentially expand its operational work within the local region.