Looking at the poor state of English healthcare shows what happens when standards are lowered, writes Linda Shields. The Weekend Australian of November 5 had a 22-page supplement entitled “Health of the Nation”. An exploration of Australia’s health system, its effectiveness, ...

Events unfolding in Sydney should prompt calm reflection not overreaction, writes John Field. While in Turkey last week, I woke to the news of an Australian nurse being charged with the murder of several aged care residents in Sydney. I ...

The development of specialist nurse credentialing in Australia has the potential to both empower nurses and improve patient care, writes Kim Ryan. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has long recognised that setting standards for nursing education and practice is ...

Independent modelling shows the federal government's increase in the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent will deliver an extra $408 billion into super by 2030. But for many Australians it still won’t be enough. One than three quarters of Australians ...

Australian-trained nurse, Kanchana Thornton provides much needed healthcare to Burmese refugees on the Thai-Burma border. By Linda Belardi. In the West of Thailand and sharing a border with the civil war-ravaged Burma is the bustling industrial town of Mae Sot. ...

Sydney Hospital has helped to advance patient care enormously since its humble and wretched beginnings 200 years ago, writes Flynn Murphy. It began life as a collection of tents pitched on the western shore of Sydney Cove, when life as ...

The impact of an ageing population and rising cases of dementia is being deeply felt in hospital wards across Australia. Kasia Bail and Brian Draper explain. Acute care nurses may easily overlook the care of people with dementia, focusing more ...

Just as a round of government funding gets underway, new research looks at the growth of teaching nursing homes in Australia and highlights the role they can play in improving quality of care and countering workforce issues. Darragh O Keeffe ...

A pilot education program is being implemented nationally to improve the skills of practice nurses in men’s health. By Linda Belardi. While primary healthcare settings may appear to be gender neutral places, they are often biased towards women, says registered ...

It is timely to ask whether the qualifications for nurses working in advanced positions need reviewing, writes Andrew Cashin. In Australia there are about 18 universities offering courses leading to nurse practitioner qualifications as standalone courses or in partnerships. Some ...