The Surgical Assistant Working Group (SAWG) draft report has been released, which proposes to allow nurses in the surgical assistant role access a patient rebate from Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). This will address some of issues affecting surgery Australia. While an initial read buoyed spirits those closely involved, it is with circumspection that we venture forward.

The assembly of surfactant-stabilized gold nanoparticles in the presence sulfate ions takes place two steps: fast aggregation followed by slow reordering.