Government negotiators agree to reconsider proposals. South Australian nurses say a state government response to their wages and conditions claim has fallen short of the mark. Details of the package have not been revealed, but Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation ...

A dedicated fracture liaison nurse may be the answer to improving osteoporosis treatment. Most patients with fragility fractures are unaware they are at risk of osteoporosis risk, a new study has found. The researchers were implementing and assessing ways to ...

Conference to give primary care nurses the opportunity to extend knowledge and skills. This year has seen a number of important changes within the primary care system, including national registration and change to the PBS, which will widen the scope ...

Caring for someone at home is good, but who wants to be cared for at home, asks Michael Fine. Some recent experiences with older family members have reminded me of the attitudes that many older people continue to have towards ...

It attracted plenty of criticism for failing to attract the numbers and as of 11 May one of the government’s main initiatives to address the nursing shortage has been scrapped. Announced in 2008, the ‘Bringing Nurses Back to the Workforce’ ...

With varied work experiences identified as keeping nurses in the profession, many are offering their skills to those in need. It didn’t take long in Togo for Freemantle nurse Jacqui Smith to realise how fortunate she was to live in ...

With less than one per cent of practising midwives in Australia being male, those few who take on the role tend to turn heads. Danny Ruspandini reports. When Jason Whileblood registered as only the 52nd male midwife on the UK ...

In maternity care a collaborative approach is best for mother and child, but is it happening in practice? Annie May reports. Doctors and midwives are unwilling to compromise in the way they approach maternity care, according to a new survey. ...

Preventing adverse outcomes in psychiatric patients could be a touch away. More than 600 lives could be saved a year under a new tool that “measures” mental health. With the aim of lowering rates of self-harm and suicide in mental ...

Pregnant women with depression are still falling through the gap, according to researchers. Annie May reports. The arrival of a new baby can be one of the happiest events in a women’s life. It can also be a difficult and ...