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Rallies will be held across the state to protest changes to workplace compensation. Nurses have voted to stop work over the NSW government's push to overhaul the compensation scheme for injured workers. NSW Nurses' Association general-secretary Brett Holmes said rallies ...

Concerns of false diagnosis and overmedicating young children have been raised ahead of a national rollout of a program to test three-year-olds for social and emotional issues. Mental Health Minister Mark Butler says safeguards are needed to ensure the government's ...

Congratulations to the outstanding nurses and midwives who were acknowledged in the Queen's Birthday 2012 Honours List. Nurses and midwives were among the 540 Australians celebrated for their outstanding achievements and contribution to the community as leaders in the field ...

Congratulations to the outstanding nurses and midwives who were acknowledged in the Queen's Birthday 2012 Honours List. Nurses and midwives were among the 540 Australians celebrated for their outstanding achievements and contribution to the community as leaders in the field ...

Digital technology offers the chance to get peer-reviewed information out to professionals much more quickly, writes Sandra Campbell-Crofts. Publication of contemporary nursing knowledge is important for the translation of this material to the clinical arena. The speed of access and ...

Hospitals and healthcare services are becoming more appreciative of the work done by unpaid workers and find it is rewarding for all involved, writes Mardi Chapman. A nationwide army of hospital volunteers has chosen to step out of the kitchen, ...

The government decided against registration for personal care workers in its recent aged care reforms, but that doesn’t mean the debate has ceased. Antonia Maiolo reports. From cleaning and washing clothes, to cooking meals, to shopping, showering and grooming, Justine ...

A landmark report on youth suicide in the Northern Territory calls for better training of nurses in indigenous and mental health to help turn around the alarming statistics, writes Darren Marra. Mental health care groups have welcomed a report into ...

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 ...

Brisbane’s SmartClinics has scrapped its NP-led model due to poor financial viability and workforce supply issues, writes Linda Belardi. The dumping of Australia’s first standalone nurse practitioner-led clinic after just seven months has renewed calls to expand Medicare access for ...