The ANF denies its industrial action has put patient safety at risk at today’s Fair Work hearing. The Victorian government will ask Fair Work Australia today to terminate industrial action being taken by nurses, following the cancellation of 150 operations ...

Significant underemployment of graduates is predicted for 2012. Linda Belardi reports on how government policymakers are managing this workforce challenge. Australia is currently experiencing a boom in tertiary nursing enrolments. Federal government figures released in September show new commencements in ...

Reform priorities for an ageing society were firmly on the agenda of the Canberra tax forum. The chairman of the government's advisory panel on the economic potential of senior Australians, Everald Compton said the changing demographic in the nation's population ...

As far as the Productivity Commission's recommendations go, the Opposition and independent MPs aren't ruling anything in or out. Observers, meanwhile, are hopeful the need for reform will overcome the politics. Darragh O Keeffe reports. The opposition has said it ...

There are multiple pathways to gain a higher qualification, writes Mardi Chapman. Fear and trepidation are normal responses when considering whether to add a PhD to the resumé but nurses should instead focus on the career development benefits and potential ...

A program for nurses to teach self-care skills to cancer patients has shown promising results. Linda Belardi reports. The Queensland University of Technology has trialled a pilot program to boost the role of nurses in the post-treatment care of cancer patients. ...

Mapping research launched to monitor the impact of moving health workforce. The NSW Nurses' Association in collaboration with Public Sector International (PSI) will undertake a joint research project to map the migration of health and social care workers into Australia. ...

A NSW symposium canvassed the latest trends in nurse migration, reports Linda Belardi. In the past decade, Fiji has lost 57 per cent of its graduating nurses to external migration, the head of the Fiji Nurses' Association has told a ...

New figures reveal over 1700 Kiwi nurses applied to work in Australia in the last year, Fiona Cassie reports. The number of Kiwi nurses seeking work in Australia continues to grow but the nursing workforce in New Zealand is also ...

Allowing women to make a more informed choice for their second birth might help reduce unnecessary surgery, writes Christine Catling-Paull. In the developed world the topic of caesarean section often gives rise to an emotional debate. Some view the caesarean ...