Nursing Review The latest in heathcare news for nurses

Registered Nurses will be the fastest growing degree-level occupation and carers the fastest growing vocational occupation, according to Australia’s new productivity agency. Federal Skills Minister Chris Evans says low-skilled jobs are disappearing from the economy and the workforce will need ...

The Australian Nurses Federation said mental health nurses would now receive similar pay and benefits to public sector nurses. Victoria's mental health nurses have settled their workplace dispute with the state government after months of industrial action. Union members representing ...

A conservative think tank has called for local health districts to be given total control of their budgets and greater privatisation. Some hospitals need to be privatised and nurses and doctors should come under the control of health district managers, ...

The Gardasil vaccine will be rolled out to boys aged 12 and 13 in schools nationally from next year. It's expected 870,000 boys will receive the HPV vaccine in the first four years at a cost of $20 million, said ...

One third of nurses cite low pay, high workload and unclear career progression as the reason they plan to quit. Overwhelming workloads are causing dissatisfaction among Australian nurses, with more than half set to leave the profession in the next ...

Queensland nurses have condemned a government plan to allow for the unlimited recovery of health workers’ overpaid wages. Queensland's health minister has faced angry howls from nurses for sticking to a plan to dock their wages to recover overpayments. Nurses ...

Australian National University researchers say online interventions can have important flow on effects to a patient’s quality of life and physical health. Online depression therapy programs can have a positive impact on more than just depressive symptoms, according to a ...

A Health economist has told a Sydney forum Australia has underinvested in preventative health programs to help curb the rise in diabetes. Obesity will make diabetes the leading cause of death and disease in 10 years and put a heavy ...

Alzheimer’s Australia is concerned that a current PBS review of dementia medication will restrict access to treatment. Dementia patients and their families are worried that a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) review will see people lose access to much-needed medication, according ...

NSW nurses and other public sector workers angry about cuts to workers’ compensation are circulating a petition to trigger a parliamentary debate on the issue. The NSW opposition has launched a petition designed to reignite debate about workers' compensation. The ...