Last Tuesday, the NSW government announced that healthcare students willing to make a five-year commitment to the state's public health system will receive $4,000 scholarships in an effort to boost the number of health workers in the public system. New ...

The Queensland Government has introduced new initiatives to boost regional maternity services in rural and remote areas. As part of the $42 million funding announced in June, five new actions have been introduced following stakeholder feedback from the Ministerial Maternity ...

Almost half of all Australians have experienced a mental health disorder in their life. However, a dramatic shortage of mental health nurses puts a heavy burden on individuals and nurses. To address the ongoing problem, Edith Cowan University (ECU) is ...

Chronic shortages of midwives in hospitals are causing various workforce issues, such as ineffective leadership and burnout – leading to a dire future for the midwifery workforce. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported a record number of babies ...

A Western Australian university has launched a new research department to help train and drive more nurses into remote healthcare services. The federal government allocated $17m over four years to establish a department of rural health at Perth's Edith Cowan ...

The Australian Primary Heath Care Nurses Association (APNA) has stationed its first 76 student nurses in aged care homes to complete their clinical placements. The students are part of a new Commonwealth-funded aged care placement program, where eventually, the residential ...

A groundbreaking study is investigating the 'overlooked issue' of midwives coping with their own birthing trauma and its impact on their professional lives.  It's estimated that one in three women who deliver a baby experience some level of trauma. But ...

An aged care nurse has called for Australians to become more open in conversations about death and dying during National Palliative Care Week. Multi-award-winning palliative care nurse, Juliane Samara, highlighted the need for a cultural shift in society about mortality ...

In light of Schizophrenia Awareness Day, groundbreaking research and a multidisciplinary approach could offer new hope for people living with the condition. Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder that affects one in a hundred Australians.  While treatment options exist, roughly 10 per ...

People living in NSW were more likely to be satisfied with the care they received in public hospitals than those living in other states, according to a new analysis. Last week, The Bureau of Health Information released a report examining ...