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Health & Wellbeing
Violence, shortages plague aged care: ANMF
A new survey of more than 3,500 aged care workers has found persistent staffing shortages, widespread workplace violence and ongoing…
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News
$93.1m for mental health nurses in Qld
A $93.1 million Queensland Government investment will fund 53 specialist mental health nurses in emergency departments, with recruitment already underway…
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News
NSW ramps up elective surgery capacity
Thousands of extra surgeries will be performed across NSW under an expanded hospital program designed to treat common procedures faster…
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Midwifery
Vitamin K uptake falls as experts urge awareness
Declining vitamin K uptake among newborns in Australia and overseas has prompted renewed attention on a treatment widely recommended at…
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Industry & Reform
First National Nursing Workforce Strategy launched
Australia’s first National Nursing Workforce Strategy has been launched, with nursing organisations welcoming the roadmap while calling for funding, accountability…
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Health & Wellbeing
Australia could be short 80,000 nurses by 2035
Australia’s nursing workforce is facing mounting pressure, with workforce projections, burnout data and rising early-career attrition highlighting the scale of…
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News
Minns ED warning sparks backlash
The president of ASMOF has hit back at comments from NSW Premier Chris Minns, saying patients should never be discouraged…
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Wages
Aged care nurses receive final wage increase
Aged care nurses have received a fifth wage increase, completing a series of Fair Work Commission-ordered pay rises that have…
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Wages
SA nurses, midwives vote down pay deal
South Australian nurses and midwives have voted to reject the state government's proposed enterprise agreement, despite union leaders recommending its…
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Culturally Informed Care
Jewish patients experience ‘real fear’ in hospitals
A royal commission has heard some Jewish patients fear disclosing their religion in hospital settings, with concerns about anti-Semitism affecting…
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