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Health & Wellbeing
Violence, shortages plague aged care: ANMF
A new survey of more than 3,500 aged care workers has found persistent staffing shortages, widespread workplace violence and ongoing concerns about provider accountability despite recent reforms across the sector.
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News
$93.1m for mental health nurses in Qld
A $93.1 million Queensland Government investment will fund 53 specialist mental health nurses in emergency departments, with recruitment already underway at hospitals across the state.
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News
NSW ramps up elective surgery capacity
Thousands of extra surgeries will be performed across NSW under an expanded hospital program designed to treat common procedures faster and reduce the state's elective surgery backlog by mid-2027.
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Midwifery
Vitamin K uptake falls as experts urge awareness
Declining vitamin K uptake among newborns in Australia and overseas has prompted renewed attention on a treatment widely recommended at birth to protect babies from serious bleeding and potentially fatal complications.
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Health & Wellbeing
Australia could be short 80,000 nurses by 2035
Australia’s nursing workforce is facing mounting pressure, with workforce projections, burnout data and rising early-career attrition highlighting the scale of the challenge confronting health services and policymakers over the next decade.
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Industry & Reform
First National Nursing Workforce Strategy launched
Australia’s first National Nursing Workforce Strategy has been launched, with nursing organisations welcoming the roadmap while calling for funding, accountability and implementation measures to ensure it delivers lasting workforce reform across the profession.
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Health & Wellbeing
Assaults, falls hospitalising healthcare workers
New AIHW data shows workplace assault hospitalisations among healthcare workers have doubled over the past decade, with violence now ranking as the second-leading cause of injury admissions behind falls.
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Industry & Reform
NSW taskforce to target hospital violence
The NSW Government has launched a taskforce aimed at eliminating violence in hospitals, with health unions warning aggression towards nurses and other healthcare workers is increasing and threatening workforce retention across the state.
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Culturally Informed Care
Jewish patients experience ‘real fear’ in hospitals
A royal commission has heard some Jewish patients fear disclosing their religion in hospital settings, with concerns about anti-Semitism affecting healthcare experiences and prompting renewed focus on ensuring culturally safe, inclusive care for all patients.
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Wages
ANMF backs SA nurse pay deal
South Australian nurses and midwives are being urged to back a proposed enterprise agreement delivering a 16 per cent pay rise over three years, with the ANMF saying the deal reflects the strength of member-led campaigning and industrial action.
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Industry & Reform
Nurses gain PBS prescribing powers
Registered nurses will be able to prescribe PBS-subsidised medicines for the first time from October, with the Federal Government and nursing leaders saying the reform will improve access to care, particularly in aged care and rural communities.
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Digital Health
Telstra outage reveals health system vulnerability
The Telstra outage disrupted more than emergency calls. Experts say modern healthcare’s dependence on mobile networks means telehealth, medical devices and access to health information may all have been affected.
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