NSW's two major parties have committed to employing more healthcare staff, upgrading hospitals and allocating funding towards women's health, with less than a week out of the election. On March 25, millions of East-coast Australians are anticipated to take to ...

A new project has highlighted the role of nurses in significantly reducing cervical cancer cases in Australia. Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, resulting in over 600,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths yearly. Australia has been at ...

Edith Cowan University (ECU) has spearheaded a program to better prepare the midwifery workforce for the future. The 'Mothers Adopt Midwifery Students program' connects expecting parents and midwifery students to accompany each other through the ups and downs of pregnancy, ...

A CQUniversity-led project has underpinned the significant role of navigator nurses in promoting better health outcomes for people living with chronic illnesses. A nurse navigator is an experienced registered nurse who helps patients in finding quality and timely care while ...

More overseas nurses are expected to take up work in Australia after a federal move has slashed waiting times for visa processing, a migration agent has said. In December 2022, the federal home affairs department started fast-tracking skilled migration visa ...

As a trauma nurse for more than a decade, I have seen some horrendous injuries caused by dog bites. These have been distressing for the child, families and indeed the staff involved. Much needs to be done to reduce the ...

A nurse working in a recovery centre for people affected by an eating disorder says she hopes to turn around the stigma attached to the illness. Alanah started her job as an acting nurse at the Queensland-based Wandi Nerida unit, ...

Nurses have been ranked as Australia's most ethical profession. The annual 2022 Ethics Index released last month quizzed a thousand Australians on ethical challenges around topics such as Covid-19 and climate change. Nurses were considered the most ethical in the healthcare sector, ...

An advocacy group has released a manual for healthcare workers to help reduce the impact of ageism on older people. The guide from EveryAGE Counts hopes to assist workers in preventing and addressing ageist attitudes affecting older people through language. Ageism is ...

A chronic shortage of midwives in public hospitals is causing women to be discharged without proper postnatal care, midwives have said. Earlier this year, NSW hospitals had over 500 vacancies for full-time midwifery positions, resulting in women leaving hospital within two days ...