Aged care providers trying to ‘short-change’ nurses and carers, union says
Aged care providers trying to ‘short-change’ nurses and carers, union says
Glam Nurses and midwives from across the country marched for universal health at this year’s Mardi Gras
Eighty nurses and midwives from across Australia joined the glitter and glam marching in tonight’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. The nurses and midwives decked in rainbow and glitter scrubs, marched for ‘A better healthcare system for all – a dream worth fighting for’ during tonight’s Travelling from interstate to join the NSW […]
Low paid aged care workers to get 15% pay rise
Low paid aged care workers to get 15% pay rise
Reducing the stigma of medicinal cannabis
Australian nurses and midwives are being urged to get behind Medicinal Cannabis Awareness Week, and lend their support to the hundreds of thousands of patients who are still battling stigma and ignorance. ‘It’s about being well, not about being high’ is the central theme of Australia’s first Medicinal Cannabis Awareness Week 20-26 February, marking the […]
More nurse practitioners to be employed across Western Australia
An extra 20 Nurse Practitioners will be employed across Western Australian primary care settings as part of a new multidisciplinary care model aiming to improve access to primary care and help ease workforce pressures in aged care and the health system. Announced today, the $11.7 million program, funded by the Federal and Western Australian Governments, […]
One in three nurses and midwives plan to quit over burnout and exhaustion in NSW
There are fresh calls to address widespread burnout and trauma amongst nurses and midwives or risk a devastating loss of experienced clinical staff from NSW’s public health system. A new report commissioned by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has revealed 15 in every 100 nurses and midwives surveyed are suffering symptoms of post-traumatic […]
South Australia expands graduate program to secure future nursing and midwifery workforce
South Australia expands graduate program to secure future nursing and midwifery workforce
Heroic army nurses remembered on the 81st anniversary of the Radji Beach massacre
On the 16th of February is the 81st Anniversary of the Radji Beach massacre where 21 nurses were brutally murdered. Only one nurse, Vivian Bullwinkle, survived. Kath Neuss was one of the nurses who lost her life on that fateful day. Below is her story. Guess you will be thinking I’ve gone up in smoke. […]
Little bit of exercise goes a long way, study finds
Is it better to exercise a little bit each day, or work out for longer, and at more intensity, just once a week? It’s a dilemma faced by many health-conscious people — and one which research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has uncovered. The study found a little bit of daily activity could well be […]
Nurse Practitioners in rural and remote set to have their HELP debt wiped or reduced
Nurse Practitioners and doctors who lives and works in rural and remote Australia will have their HELP debt wiped or reduced under legislation passed today in Parliament. The HELP debt reduction for a nurse practitioner or doctor will depend on the length of their course of study, and the amount of outstanding HELP debt when […]