Registered nurses given green light to prescribe medicines starting mid-2025
Registered nurses who complete extra education will be authorised to prescribe Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 medicines through a prescribing partnership with a nurse practitioner or doctor, starting in mid-2025, according to an announcement from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra). Last Friday, the country’s health ministers approved a new Registration standard: Endorsement […]
Overweight overtakes tobacco as highest risk factor for disease
Living with overweight or obesity has overtaken tobacco smoking as the leading risk factor contributing to disease in 2024. Over one-third of the total burden of disease and injury in Australia in 2024 could have been avoided or reduced due to modifiable risk factors, according to the Australian Burden of Disease Study 2024. The study, […]
Last call: nominate for HESTA nursing and midwifery awards
Employers, colleagues, patients, family and friends have until this Sunday to nominate an exceptional nurse, midwife or healthcare organisation for the 2025 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards. Now in its 18th year, the awards honour the vital contributions made by Australia’s nurses, midwives, nurse educators, researchers, and personal care workers, who improve health outcomes for […]