Overseas nurses may face more hoops to nurse in NZ Nurses trained in India and the Philippines may have to sit an exam and face tougher English language requirements to nurse in New Zealand. The Nursing Council of New Zealand ...

Midwives are concerned a recommendation to report all high risk homebirths will push the practice underground, Darren Mara reports. The Australian College of Midwives has expressed “grave concern” over calls by the South Australian deputy coroner for mandatory reporting by ...

The federal Minister for Health, Tanya Plibersek says she will investigate calls by the National Rural Health Students’ Network for nurses and allied health professionals to be included in the HECS reimbursement scheme. The federal government will investigate an expansion ...

Initial findings from the ‘Working safe in rural and remote Australia’ project have been released. One in three rural and remote health workers are concerned about bullying or harassment by colleagues, a national survey on workplace violence has found. Health ...

National research will explore the experience of nurses on 457 visas. Nurses on 457 visas are being asked to share their experiences of living and working in Australia for a new study analysing the journey and vulnerability of this growing ...

Nurses will be integral to the smooth rollout of e-health from this month, but the profession’s leaders still see potential stumbling blocks, reports Flynn Murphy. Australia’s health sector has begun a monumental shift towards a networked, national electronic health system ...

An Australian provider shares their experiences of working to improve the health outcomes of Asia’s youngest nation. Linda Belardi reports. Perth-based St John of God Health Care has spent the last two years working in Dili’s national hospital, Hospital Nacional ...

Nurses have joined fire fighters and construction workers to protest against the NSW WorkCover overhaul. Jessica Grewal reports. A 26-year-old NSW nurse who suffered spinal injuries while attempting to resuscitate a patient in 2008 has joined hundreds of nurses and ...

One in four health and community workers says their workplace is unsafe, survey finds. Nurses, doctors and community service workers feel less confident about health and safety in their jobs than construction workers, according to a national survey. The findings ...

Expert tells inquiry that other conditions such as depression can mimic the symptoms of dementia. Almost a third of dementia diagnoses in Australia are incorrect, a medical expert has said. A federal inquiry into early diagnosis and intervention for dementia ...