Funding for longitudinal survey of Australian and New Zealand nurses withdrawn, Fiona Cassie reports.

A lack of funding has seen the longitudinal e-cohort survey of the health of Australian and New Zealand nurses and midwives come to a halt after only five years. The ambitious annual online survey began in 2006 with about 1300 New Zealand nurses and midwives joining nearly 8000 Australian nurses and midwives in the study, which also looked at workplace issues. The researchers initially hoped that it could continue for many years much like the famous Harvard Nurses' Health Study, which is still going after 35 years. The most recent information from the online survey was collected from nurses...