The Honorary Fellowship Award handed down by Australia's largest nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing, went to Professor Patricia M. Davidson this year, recognising her distinguished career as a nurse, researcher and educator.  Having co-authored over 500 journal articles ...

After two years of almost flu-free Australia, cases are rising once again as winter closes in. Within a fortnight, 26,000 confirmed influenza cases were recorded nationwide while borders open up and covid restrictions eased. It's a stark contrast compared to ...

Picture: Supplied. Nurse practitioner Sue Hegarty had the honour to receive the 2022 HESTA Nurse of the Year award. She was one of the three nominated nurses this year and won because of her exceptional contribution to the not-for-profit organisation ...

A new book has offered a closer look into the lives of nurses working in the Northern Territory almost a hundred years ago. Pride and Revelation – Stories from Charles Darwin University Nursing Museum was written by Janie Mason, who ...

Whitney Fear A new documentary highlights the vital role nurses play in the wellbeing and support of their communities. The 30-minute film 'Who cares: A nurse's fight for equity' follows nurse Whitney Fear who works at Family Healthcare, a health ...

Professor Kylie Ward loves her job and is proud to be a nurse. In light of today being International Nurses Day, Nursing Review asked ACN's chief executive what the 12th of May means to her. She says that 2022's theme: ...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has pressed the federal government to step up its COVID-19 vaccine dose donation efforts as the existing $300 million Pacific support package is due to expire in June. During the pandemic, the ...

A new voluntary patient registration scheme is set to come into effect in July as part of the government's primary care health plan. Under the new reforms, all public health care patients in Australia will be required to register with ...

This International Women's Day allows us to honour the achievements and contributions of women in health who have kept communities safe during the pandemic. And yet nursing, the most female dominated profession in the world, continues to grapple with record ...

As news headlines and political debates about Australia's embattled aged care sector rage on, frontline staff have been left out of the conversation, industry advocates are saying. After 12 years in the industry, former aged care nurse and aged care ...