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Nursing and public sector unions have urged NSW's newly elected Premier to keep his end of the bargain on removing wage caps for essential workers, with negotiations scheduled for Monday. NSW Labor leader Chris Minns was elected the state's 47th ...

A new placement program run by a regional university and aged care provider to attract nurses to the aged care sector is gaining momentum. The UniSC and Lutheran Services expanded their 'Transition to Practise Program' to 28 places across three ...

Working one of Australia's endometriosis nurse means Nikki Campbell's hands are always full – but she wouldn't have it any other way. Endometriosis is a condition when tissue similar to the lining of your womb grows outside the uterus, which ...

NSW's two major parties have committed to employing more healthcare staff, upgrading hospitals and allocating funding towards women's health, with less than a week out of the election. On March 25, millions of East-coast Australians are anticipated to take to ...

The NSW nurses and midwives union says its legal action against the state government was a 'last resort' to address allegations of widespread understaffing and mistreatment in public hospitals. Last week, dozens of nurses gathered in front of Gosford Hospital ...

The government has conceded it will miss its self-imposed deadline to have 24/7 registered nurses on-site at every Australian aged care home. Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said 80 per cent of facilities are currently meeting 24/7 nursing requirements, and ...

Rural aged care providers have said having enough 24/7 nurses on-site by July would be 'impossible' as they struggle to recruit registered nurses to live and work in regional areas. Sue Thomson, chief of regional aged care provider McLean Care, ...

Nurses and midwives across NSW are filing a major case in the Supreme Court over claims patients are missing out on more than 100,000 hours of care in public hospitals. Health Minister Brad Hazzard has argued the action is “purely ...

Healthcare staff have been warned of a 'triple virus threat' this winter, prompting medical experts to push Australians to get up-to-date with their vaccinations. Cases of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have spiked across northern hemisphere nations since the start ...

An estimated 15 out of 100 registered nurses and midwives working in NSW could be experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder due to Covid, a new report has revealed. The Rosemary Bryant Research Centre surveyed 2,300 nurses and midwives across ...