The state’s only re-entry course will end on July 1 forcing nurses to study on the mainland to meet national registration requirements, writes Linda Belardi.

Tasmanian nurses seeking to return to the workforce will no longer have access to a re-entry program following the government's decision not to renew accreditation for the state's only course. Australian Nursing Federation (Tasmanian branch) secretary, Neroli Ellis said the move was a cost-cutting measure and would force nurses to go interstate to meet national re-registration requirements. "Many nurses who have had a break of five or more years for travel or family reasons will now find themselves unable to recommence their career pathway," Ellis told Nursing Review. To undertake an approved...