Australia’s Chief Nurse urges primary care nurses and midwives to complete APNA Workforce Survey
Australia’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Professor Alison McMillan PSM, is calling on nurses and midwives working in primary health care to take part in the 2025 APNA Workforce Survey. Run by the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) for two decades, the survey is the only national tool dedicated to capturing the experiences […]
AHPRA moves to reduce distress for practitioners facing complaints
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is rolling out major reforms to reduce the distress experienced by health practitioners during the notifications (complaints) process, following growing concerns about the psychological impact of regulatory investigations. AHPRA has already completed 13 of 33 actions recommended by an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) aimed at making the complaints […]
Enhanced role for midwives in postnatal contraceptive care
Australian midwives may be open to delivering contraceptive care during postnatal home visits, new research shows. This could include innovations such as home insertion of the contraceptive implant (Implanon NXT), which has been trialled internationally, although has not yet been explored in Australia. New research from Monash University’s SPHERE Centre of Research Excellence shows home […]