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Unsafe staffing ratios pushes UK and Australian nurses ‘into a corner’
British nurses are staging a 48-hour strike and 'won't back down' in a bitter row with the government over wages…
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WA bids to recruit UK nurses and doctors
Australia’s plan to recruit healthcare staff from Britain to fill more than 30,000 job vacancies has been met with overseas…
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Calls to support nurses administering Covid-19 boosters
Federal health authorities have failed to provide support for nurse immunisers in vulnerable health settings, the nation's peak nursing group…
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Alcohol bans return after report into violence in Alice Springs
The Northern Territory government will strengthen alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs following a rise in alcohol-fuelled crime. Frontline workers, including…
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Health and care sector needs over 100,000 workers by 2025: report
Registered nurses and aged care workers have been flagged as the occupations most likely to grow in-demand by 2025. A…
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Victoria opens new priority health centres
The Andrews government has opened ten new priority health centres in Victoria to alleviate pressure from busy emergency departments The…
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New initiative to support Indigenous student nurses
Indigenous student nurses in WA will be supported through their studies as part of a nationwide initiative to help fill…
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Probe after dozens hospitalised at NSW conference
Authorities are urgently investigating a major outbreak of salmonella after almost 70 people attending a fancy gala dinner suffered horrific…
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New $10M virtual reality clinic at Westmead Hospital
A new multi-million dollar training facility in Western Sydney will use virtual reality and artificial intelligence to train nurses how…
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Union fears household model will ‘push nurses out of aged care’
A controversial decision to move lifestyle and admin staff into carer roles has raised significant concerns among one of Australia's…
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