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The Northern Territory government will strengthen alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs following a rise in alcohol-fuelled crime. Frontline workers, including a nurse, have opened up to the media about their experiences during shifts, which included cases of child abuse and ...

The Australian War Memorial will exhibit its first statue of a female nurse by the end of 2023 in honour of wartime nurses and their services to the country. Former World War II nurse and prisoner of war Vivian Statham ...

Registered nurses and aged care workers have been flagged as the occupations most likely to grow in-demand by 2025. A report from the National Skills Commission (NSC) released last week said demand for health staff will rise by 40 per ...

The government's medicare overhaul could give nurses a more prominent role in diagnosing and prescribing medication for patients in healthcare settings. Last week, Labor flagged the Medicare system as 'unfit for purpose' after data revealed that bulk-billing rates had plummeted ...

The Andrews government has opened ten new priority health centres in Victoria to alleviate pressure from busy emergency departments The ten free priority care centres have already seen more than 6,000 patients walk through their doors. At a time when ...

As a trauma nurse for more than a decade, I have seen some horrendous injuries caused by dog bites. These have been distressing for the child, families and indeed the staff involved. Much needs to be done to reduce the ...

Indigenous student nurses in WA will be supported through their studies as part of a nationwide initiative to help fill chronic hospital shortages.  Australia's largest private hospital provider, Ramsay Healthcare, announced it will be expanding its undergraduate cadetship program this ...

The Commission has released two new quality improvement tools to help healthcare services implement the Sepsis Clinical Care Standard launched earlier this year. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care released the Sepsis Clinical Care Standard in June to ...

Authorities are urgently investigating a major outbreak of salmonella after almost 70 people attending a fancy gala dinner suffered horrific food poisoning. NSW Health confirmed at least 69 people from across the state, as well as Queensland and the Northern ...

A nurse working in a recovery centre for people affected by an eating disorder says she hopes to turn around the stigma attached to the illness. Alanah started her job as an acting nurse at the Queensland-based Wandi Nerida unit, ...