The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) has criticised non-profit providers for undermining proposals to improve aged-care workers’ wages. As part of the federal government’s Living Longer Living Better reforms, the Aged Care Workforce Compact is expected to deliver $1.2 billion to ...
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Interests at conflict
An intriguing conflict of interest case went before a recent tribunal, and managed to raise more questions than answers. A recent Nursing and Midwifery Professional Standards Committee Determination delivered in NSW raises some interesting issues concerning conflicts of interest involving ...
More »Bryant’s career in perspective
As an activist for nurses and patients, Rosemary Bryant has made giant steps. She speaks to Amie Larter about her working life. Rosemary Bryant has had a distinguished career in nursing, currently holding the position of Commonwealth chief nurse and ...
More »Aged workforce increases in size
With more than 240,000 workers employed in the aged care industry, its safe to admit that the workforce has been increasing steadily over the last five years. According to The Aged Care Workforce 2012 survey, the number of registered nurses working ...
More »Experts warn about diabetes rise
Latest statistics show that up to three million Australians over the age of 25 will have diabetes by 2025. National Diabetes Week –14 to 20 July – serves as a timely reminder for Australians to take steps to change their ...
More »Plibersek contradicts VIC health minister on funding
Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek has just announced that funding for Victorian hospitals will be increased in the next year. According to Plibersek, funding for hospitals in Victoria will receive an additional $230 million for the year 2013-14. She also ...
More »Tightened 457 visa to protect local nurses, midwives
Amidst nurse and midwife shortages, and underemployment of graduates, the Australian Nursing Federation has welcomed the tightening of the 457 visa system. “There’s a predicted shortage of 109,000 nurses by 2025. In aged care alone, there is a current shortage ...
More »Researching the heartbreak behind stillbirth and miscarriage
A new study by researchers at the University of Adelaide will help improve care for those who have gone through miscarriage or stillbirth. University of Adelaide Masters of Clinical Psychology student Catherine Collins said that there is not much research ...
More »Managing allergic rhinitis
As allergy rates skyrocket nurses are playing an increasingly important role in allergy testing, patient education, medication compliance and liaison with GPs. Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common allergic diseases, and yet is often trivialised in Australia. It ...
More »The fall-out from falls
A $1.5 million research trial to prevent falls hopes to keep elders standing firm. Amid current concerns about the impact of falls on the ongoing health of older people, research is being conducted via a patient-centred program to prevents falls, ...
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