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Voluntary assisted dying eases suffering for terminally ill Australians, but more work to do
- August 13, 2024
- Category: News
- / Tag: Voluntary Assisted Dying
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Embracing Forensic Nursing: Bridging Healthcare and Justice
- July 30, 2024
- Category: Sponsored Post
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
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Woman sentenced for working as a nurse without registration at Gold Coast hospital
- August 14, 2024
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
A Gold Coast woman who worked without registration at a Gold Coast Hospital for two years after her registration lapsed has been fined $5,000 and ordered to pay $1,750 in legal costs. The Australian Health
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‘On notice’: Health Star Ratings set to become mandatory if industry fails to improve infant nutrition
- August 9, 2024
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Infant nutrition
Public health groups have welcomed government commitment to make Health Star Ratings mandatory if the food industry continues to drag its feet. After a decade of inaction, health groups have praised news that food regulators
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Voluntary Assisted Dying in Australia: How is it working so far?
- August 8, 2024
- Category: News
- / Tag: Voluntary Assisted Dying
Voluntary assisted dying, now legal in all Australian states, is growing in acceptance as a legitimate end-of-life care option, according to a new national report. Advocacy group Go Gentle Australia’s National Voluntary Assisted Dying Survey
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Rollout of nurse and midwife to patient ratios in Western Australia welcomed by ANF
- August 6, 2024
- Category: News
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Campaign, Ratios
After years of campaigning for safe staffing levels, nurse-to-patient ratios will be rolled out across Western Australia in October. WA’s North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) will begin implementing nurse and midwife to patient ratios across
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