Check in with yourself on R U OK Day: National Nurse and Midwife Health Service

“It’s ok not to be ok,” says Deputy Director of Australia’s new national health and wellbeing service for nurses, midwives and students, which will launch in early 2024. Nurses, midwives and students across the country are being encouraged to check in with themselves and look out for their colleagues on today’s R U OK? Day. […]

Have your say on scope of practice review

The federal government is seeking submissions for its independent workforce review examining the barriers and incentives Australia’s health practitioners face working to their full scope of practice in primary care. Launched last month, the Unleashing the Potential of our Heath Workforce Review, a recommendation of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce, wants to hear what key stakeholders […]

New Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard launched

Undergoing surgery for a hip fracture as soon as possible is critical to survival, new data has revealed. The outlook emerges from an updated Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard, launched today by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care at the binational Hip Fest 2023 conference. The updated standard reduces the recommended […]

Tackle economic inequity to improve women’s health: Victorian report shows

Victorian women lag behind men on key health and wellbeing indicators, a new report has found. While caring responsibilities limit their opportunities for full time employment. The Victorian Women’s Health and Wellbeing Snapshot, led by Monash University, found Victorian women’s health was worse in every dimension relative to men. Around two thirds of women reported poor […]

Women’s Health Week 2023: Empowering women to make informed decisions

Australian Women’s Health Nurse Association President Roslyn Hollis loves being an advocate for women. “Women often don’t prioritise their own health needs, they tend to put everyone else first. Women hopefully leave my service with more knowledge. It’s not just clinical care, I help empower them to engage in their own health and wellbeing.” This […]

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