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Soaring to new heights

Flight Lieutenant Leigh Molloy is a Nursing Officer in the 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron at Amberley Medical Centre outside Brisbane. She tells Linda Belardi about her career highs and lows and how she stays connected to her profession. At Amberley ...

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No conflict with NPs in pharmacies

A study has shown private nurse practitioner clinics do not conflict with or duplicate the traditional roles of the pharmacist. By Linda Belardi. Nurse practitioners in community pharmacies provide a timely, accessible, primary healthcare service and do not necessarily encroach ...

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Nurse recognised for contribution to trauma care

Trauma nurse recognised for her high impact research An internationally respected trauma nurse and researcher has won the Frank McDermott award for her research into trauma nurse case management. The prize, from the National Trauma Research Institute, is awarded to ...

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Spotlight on English testing regime

New research explores the experience of non-English speaking nurses on their journey to registration in Australia. By Linda Belardi. The English language requirements for registration as a nurse or midwife in Australia will come under scrutiny in the first independent ...

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Undervalued nurses set to walk in droves

National survey paints bleak picture of nurse dissatisfaction. By Linda Belardi. The nursing workforce is facing a staff turnover crisis with 15 per cent of nurses saying they will leave the profession within a year, the first national survey of ...

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NSW ‘second to US’ in health costs

NSW patients face high care costs in comparison to other nations NSW patients pay more for out-of-pocket medical expenses than do citizens of every country except the US, a report has found. The Bureau of Health Information’s second annual report, ...

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Slow progress on ‘landmark’ maternity reforms

Major stumbling blocks still exist for eligible midwives and nurse practitioners to take advantage of the government’s reforms. Linda Belardi reports. Fewer than five eligible midwives have managed to sign a collaborative agreement with a doctor, one year into the ...

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Vic hospitals reduce midwifery intake

Victorian midwifery graduates are frustrated over a lack of graduate positions, Linda Belardi reports. Less than half of Monash University’s midwifery graduates have been offered a graduate position within the state’s public maternity units next year. Dr Carole Gilmour, course ...

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Global HIV cases at record low: UN report

UN signals breakthrough in access to HIV treatment especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. A significant expansion in access to treatment helped slash the number of AIDS-related deaths in 2010, bringing the number of people living with HIV to a record 34 ...

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