New report provides timely information on emergency department care and elective surgery waiting times. The number of people seeking either emergency treatment, or elective surgery, in Australia's public hospitals continues to rise but it is not all bad news on ...

NSW government agrees to talks with nurses. The NSW Department of Health says it will enter into discussions with nurses following the Nurses Association's decision to lift the proposed industrial action. However, NSW Health has warned that any further industrial ...

Health reforms at risk under new state governments. Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she will continue to press her case for health reforms despite the prospect of an agreement being threatened by new coalition state governments. The federal government has ...

CSU researcher announces end of 'obesity epidemic'. A controversial new book by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher argues that the so-called ‘obesity epidemic’ has been grossly exaggerated by both the media and the medical mainstream. In his second book ...

Victorian nurses and midwives to renew registration. Victoria’s 90,000 nurses and midwives are now due to renew their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Nurses and midwives in Victoria have until 31 December to renew their ...

A new material will make it possible to check wounds without changing the dressing: if an infection arises, the material changes its colour. Whether a small cut with a knife, a surgical wound or a major injury caused by a ...

There are opportunities aplenty for nurses looking for a change, writes Annie May. Long has past the era where nurses were confined within the walls of a hospital ward. From educators to pharmaceutical sales representatives, researchers to working on oil ...

Planning is currently underway for the 2011 RCNA workshop calendar. Planning is currently underway for the 2011 RCNA workshop calendar. One of the most popular presenters is Dot Yam, whose workshops on leadership and management have consistently attracted outstanding feedback ...

Primary health care priorities and RCNA’s stance on BN TAFE RCNA community and primary health care priorities RCNA’s second Community and Primary Health Care Nursing Conference – Nursing innovation and leadership in community and primary health care furthered the critical ...

The University of Ballarat is a regional dual sector organisation nationally recognised for its outstanding teaching. The University of Ballarat is a regional dual sector organisation nationally recognised for its outstanding teaching. With nursing programs offered in both technical and ...