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Seniors skip healthcare as cost of living skyrockets
Close to one in two Australians aged over 50 are skipping regular dental and GP visits due to increased cost [...]
‘Matters of Life and Death’: National Palliative Care Week 2023
“We understand that death and dying is a difficult subject to talk about and engage with,” says Camilla Rowland, Chief [...]
‘Nothing about us without us’: Why the First Nations Voice to Parliament is nurses’ business
‘Nothing about us without us’: Why the First Nations Voice to Parliament is nurses’ business
Meet the winners of the 2023 HESTA Nursing and Midwifery Awards
A Northern Territory remote area nurse providing compassionate and culturally safe care to First Nations communities, and a Victorian midwife [...]
New hotline to report substandard food in nursing homes
Nursing home residents and their families will soon have the ability to report aged care providers for serving substandard meals, [...]
Progress towards women’s equality but more to be done
Progress towards women’s equality but more to be done
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Evidence Brief: Omicron Subvariant Arcturus
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 ('Arcturus') was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 9 January 2023. It [...]
Distressed and devalued: Aged care workers’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic demanded a rapid response from the aged care workforce, with the unprecedented challenges leading to increased workloads, [...]
Standing tall: Digital exercise program to curb falls in older people
In 2021, a study into an innovative balance exercise program, Standing Tall, found it helped reduce the rate of falls [...]
Learn how nurses and midwives play a crucial part in cyber security
The important role nurses and midwives play in Australia’s cyber security network is the theme of a webinar jointly run [...]
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Advancing women’s health from the frontline
Long-time Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) member Lorna Scott is advocating for improved women’s healthcare as a representative on [...]
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New Nurse Practitioner Workforce Plan set to ease demands on health and aged care
A Nurse Practitioner Workforce Plan (Plan), which aims to expand the services of highly-trained Nurse Practitioners (NPs), will help address [...]
Taxpayer-funding for aged care must go directly to nurses and care workers – not into providers’ pockets ANMF says
The Albanese Government has announced it will fund the long-awaited 15% pay rise for the aged care workforce. The Australian [...]
Creating momentum towards a greener healthcare system
Nurses and midwives are key players in leading action on climate change to protect our health. Let’s educate, support and encourage [...]
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A nurse’s intuition: Learning to trust my gut
Registered Nurse Tricia from Nurse & Midwife Support shares how learning to listen to her instincts helped her become a [...]
Young pups move into aged care
A NSW Central Coast residential aged care facility (RACF) has introduced permanent pet therapy to bring comfort and companionship to [...]
Rollout begins on new National Nurse and Midwife Health Service
Rollout begins on new National Nurse and Midwife Health Service
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Aged care facilities less homely than schools, research shows
Many schools are better than aged care facilities when it comes to creating homeliness and a sense of identity for [...]
Mortality and cost of severe acute pancreatitis keeps pressure on hospitals, study finds
Medical experts in Australasia have raised concern about the rising burden of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in intensive care units [...]
Cancer risk in ‘normal’ looking skin
Having skin checks conducted by a health professional may be even more vital than previously thought, with research showing that [...]
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