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AHPRA moves to reduce distress for practitioners facing complaints
- November 10, 2025
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
‘Don’t be afraid’: A New Zealand RN prescriber shares what Australia can expect
- March 16, 2026
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
As Australia shifts into designated registered nurse prescribing, many nurses are asking what it will look like in practice and whether the extra risk and responsibility is worth it. New Zealand RN community health prescriber
Growing rates of violence against nurses, midwives and carers: NSW report
- March 13, 2026
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Occupational violence
Occupational violence towards nurses and midwives has surged in the last six years, according to a report released by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA). The ‘Occupational Violence: has no place in my workplace’
Financial toxicity adds to stress of breast cancer diagnosis
- February 27, 2026
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Breast cancer, Cancer
Working-age Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer collectively lose an average of 1.5 years of full-time work for every person diagnosed, costing billions in wages and gross domestic product. Rising rates of breast cancer among working-age Australian
RN prescribing closer as Senate Committee endorses PBS reform
- February 27, 2026
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, RN prescribing
A Senate legislative committee has backed a Bill that would allow designated RN prescribers to prescribe certain medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee has recommended the passage of
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