Rebates have been set for nurse practitioners and midwives. By Annie May The first day in November will be remembered as a big step for nurses – the day when Medicare starts offering rebates for services provided by nurse practitioners ...

Proper health reform can’t be achieved while many issues remain unresolved, says NSW nursing union. The national health reform process cannot proceed with financial certainty in NSW while the issue of mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios remains unsettled, says the state’s ...

Eighteen networks are set to replace eight existing area health services in NSW. The NSW government has moved to implement the commonwealth’s health reforms by introducing a bill into Parliament to establish its new local hospital networks. State Health Minister ...

A new snapshot Australian survey of mental health consumers and carers indicates continuing difficulty in accessing care. The lack of a specialist mental health nursing workforce in Australia continues to make it difficult, and frustrating, for consumers to access the ...

While the share of expenses per patient on management and administration in the public psychiatric sector has increased, the share spent on nursing care has decreased. A study of expenditure trends in the public psychiatric sector raises questions about the ...

New figures show there are more doctors and nurses, but supply varies across regional areas. There has been an increase in nurses and doctors over the past year, new figures reveal, however, there is concern that the numbers aren’t enough ...

Concern continues about the shortage of graduate positions. In six years time it is predicted Queensland will face a shortfall of up to 5000 registered nurses. This year about 1500 new graduates couldn’t find employment in a state facility. It ...

Clinical training for health professionals has been given a shot in the arm. Extra undergraduate places for health professionals will be supported by a boost in clinical training days, with nurses to see the highest increase. The government has announced ...

Public hospital and community healthcare nurses across NSW want a major overhaul of the state's public hospital and healthcare system. Nurses want minimum nurse-to-patient ratios to improve the quality and safety of patient care in NSW. Brett Holmes, general secretary ...

The retirement of the baby boomer generation will significantly alter how and where aged care services are delivered in the future, Bernard Salt has told the ACSA conference. Australia needs to increase skilled migration to prevent a crisis in aged ...