Q&A with Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher
Victoria is the first state to enter formal treaty negotiations with Aboriginal Victorians with legislation passed in the Victorian Parliament in July 2018. An election to establish the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, which will establish the ‘ground rules’ for treaty Victoria, is set for this month. Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher talks to […]
The future of the primary healthcare nursing workforce
“We need to build a robust primary healthcare (PHC) workforce to provide care for those in the community, and to be able to deliver on our commitment to universal health coverage and health for all. This was a commitment made 40 years ago through the Declaration of Alma Ata, recognising that health is a fundamental […]
‘Beaten, broken and exhausted’: former aged care manager speaks out
Beaten, broken and exhausted are the words Gay Taylor used to describe how she felt after 12 months working as an aged care facility manager. The pressure to provide quality care to aged care residents without adequate staffing was relentless, Ms Taylor revealed to about 600 delegates in a passionate and emotive presentation at the […]
National Nursing Forum: Nurses urged to step up to the political arena
Nurses should step up to the political arena and play a greater role in shaping health policy, delegates were told at this week’s Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) National Nursing Forum in Hobart. Nationally and internationally renowned nursing leaders gathered for the 2019 National Nursing Forum, running under the theme Nursing Now – Power of […]
Our Vietnam nurses relive their stories of war
Theatre nurse Jan McCarthy vividly remembers the day she arrived in Vung Tau, Vietnam, in May 1968. “I got to the hospital, a grey building, and I thought to myself ‘what have I gotten myself into?’ There was not a blade of green grass. I looked around [and] there was sand everywhere.” More than 200 […]
Be kind to yourself
Having aspirations help lead a meaningful life but can cause distress when hopes are left unfulfilled, research shows. An Edith Cowan University (ECU) study found that it’s not failing to make progress toward our ‘ideal-self’, but rather the tendency to focus on lack of progress in a negative way that leads to psychological distress. It’s […]
Earle Haven raised “serious red flags”, Commission told
A distraught 92-year old woman and a disoriented elderly man were among residents caught up in the middle of chaotic scenes during a recent emergency evacuation of a Gold Coast nursing home, the Brisbane Hearing of the Aged Care Royal Commission heard this week. The sudden closure of the Earle Haven Retirement Village in Nerang […]
Aged Care Employee Day – celebrating our workforce
Australians are being encouraged to recognise the positive contribution of those who work in aged care on today’s Aged Care Employee Day. “I absolutely love it. I am passionate about the older generation – they have given so much in their lives to society and this country,” says Tasmanian Enrolled Nurse Nicki Hood. Nicki, who […]
DonateLife Week: register for organ donation
Victorian tissue and organ donation nurse Samantha Harriman is urging Australians to take one minute this week to register to become an organ donor. DonateLife Week 2019 – a national awareness week dedicated to promoting organ and tissue donation – runs until this Sunday. “For the time it takes your barista to make your coffee […]
10 time management tips for nurses and midwives
For the novice nurse or midwife time management may seem an elusive skill. Even those with years of experience and adept at managing their time have bad days. Being realistic about what you can achieve in a shift is a start. Here are 10 top tips to help with time management. Arrive early Even giving […]