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Preventing adverse outcomes in psychiatric patients could be a touch away. More than 600 lives could be saved a year under a new tool that “measures” mental health. With the aim of lowering rates of self-harm and suicide in mental ...

Pregnant women with depression are still falling through the gap, according to researchers. Annie May reports. The arrival of a new baby can be one of the happiest events in a women’s life. It can also be a difficult and ...

While welcoming any new investment, most believe there is still a long way to go for mental health, writes Annie May. One out if every five people in Australia will experience mental illness each year. Of those, about two-thirds don’t ...

Christine Hallinan MRCNA, Community and Primary Health Care Faculty Advisory Committee My name is Christine Hallinan and I am currently an Adjunct Research Fellow at the School of Nursing, University of Ballarat. In this capacity, I am very well positioned ...

RCNA meets with the Productivity Commission The government has asked the Productivity Commission to develop detailed options for redesigning Australia’s aged care system. RCNA hosted a meeting between key expert members and the Commission on 8 July to highlight critical ...

With the first teleconference meeting of RCNA’s New Generation of Nurses Faculty (NGNF) just around the corner, the Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) is eager to share its ideas on the purpose and potential of the faculty. NGNF is about harnessing ...

Dr Sally Goold is a Wiradjuri woman. Sally was instrumental in forming the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN), an organisation of which she is currently Executive Director. She worked at the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service on ...

I am continually in awe of the expertise, experience and passion of RCNA members, and I would like to share some recent events that have led me, once again, to this realisation. Firstly, I was inspired by the discussions at ...

The health sector is one of the most highly regulated in the Australian economy, a new report claims. Red tape is slowly strangling the ability of health professionals to provide patient care, according to a new report released last month. ...

Western Australian nurses are also not expected to join up to the national scheme until mid October this year. Nurses have largely welcomed the transition to the national registration and accreditation scheme, but have expressed some anxiety over the requirement ...