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A NSW symposium canvassed the latest trends in nurse migration, reports Linda Belardi. In the past decade, Fiji has lost 57 per cent of its graduating nurses to external migration, the head of the Fiji Nurses' Association has told a ...

New figures reveal over 1700 Kiwi nurses applied to work in Australia in the last year, Fiona Cassie reports. The number of Kiwi nurses seeking work in Australia continues to grow but the nursing workforce in New Zealand is also ...

Allowing women to make a more informed choice for their second birth might help reduce unnecessary surgery, writes Christine Catling-Paull. In the developed world the topic of caesarean section often gives rise to an emotional debate. Some view the caesarean ...

Story Code: 08-011111 High mortality rates and the poor physical health of people with serious mental illness is overlooked in policy, writes Brenda Happell. "There has never been a mental health equivalent to the likes of Slip, Slop, Slap; 30 ...

Mounting calls for community health nurses to be employed in all schools, coupled with the development of national professional standards, may finally harness their potential in the community, writes Mardi Chapman. They are independent practitioners who see a wide range ...

Hospital staff protest at cuts to elective surgery and closure of beds. By Flynn Murphy A Tasmanian government bid to slash $100 million from the state's health budget has renewed calls for a federal takeover of the system. Nurses around ...

Supply of doctors and nurses in regional Australia to be examined by senate committee. The factors affecting the supply of health services and medical professionals in regional communities will be the subject of a senate inquiry announced in October. Under ...

Large study confirms poorer health for women outside city areas. By Amber Forsyth Rural and regional women were more likely to use complementary and alternative medicines than women in cities, Australia's largest study of rural health has found. This was ...

If Australia were to experience a nuclear disaster a big majority of emergency nurses say they would be willing and able to respond. By Linda Belardi Only 30 per cent of emergency nurses said they would be unwilling to respond ...

On receiving a top business award, Western Australia's chief nurse says her profession employs a range of talents to meet the demands put on them. By Flynn Murphy.   Western Australia's Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer, Catherine Stoddart, has won ...