The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is calling on QLD and NSW to fall in line with legislation of other states and territories to decriminalise abortion. ACN chief executive Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward told Nursing Review it was important that in ...

Bullying in nursing is often dismissed as a rite of passage, yet the definition remains poorly defined. What exactly is bullying and is it in the eye of the beholder? That’s the question James Cook University’s Peter Hartin will answer ...

Victorians will get hundreds more nurses and midwives if changes to nurse-to-patient ratios are voted through parliament. The Labor Government announced plans to make amendments to the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) that will ...

New Zealand nurses and midwives have wrapped up industrial action this morning. The strike was held following an online vote by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s (NZNO) 30,000-strong membership through which the majority rejected the latest proposed District Health Boards ...

Prospective university students might be turned off a career in nursing under changes to university loan repayment thresholds, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has warned. The college said the move might exacerbate anticipated workforce shortages – a dearth of ...

Maternal and child health nurses in Geelong will begin the first stage of industrial action on Wednesday after they rejected an annual leave offer by the city's council. Nurses from 20 maternal and child health centres across the Geelong region ...

Quelling elder abuse will be the charge of a national alliance, officially launched yesterday by Commonwealth Attorney-General Christian Porter, at an event hosted by Seniors Rights Service. The Federal Government earmarked funding for a new elder abuse peak body in ...

Aged care providers should prove taxpayer funding will be spent on direct care for residents, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has argued. The union has submitted a number of key recommendations to the federal Senate Inquiry into the financial and ...

If elected, the Labor Party will commit an additional $2.8 billion to fund Australia’s public hospitals, the party announced in its Budget reply. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said the funding injection would put more beds in emergency departments and on ...

The 2018-19 Budget has been released and Minister for Health Greg Hunt says it’s guaranteeing the essential health services that Australians rely on. While key industry stakeholders continue to pick through the Budget with a fine-tooth comb, Nursing Review canvasses ...