"Australia is coming back," beamed treasurer Josh Frydenberg as he began his budget speech. "In the face of a once‑in‑a‑century pandemic, the Australian spirit has shone through. Doctors and nurses on the front line. Teachers and students in the virtual ...

Women’s services are tipped to be a winner in the federal budget with $354 million packages being spread across the issues of cervical and breast cancer, endometriosis and reproductive health. Among the funding announced by federal health minister Greg Hunt and MP Dr ...

A glitch in SA Health’s electronic patient record system has led to an additional digit being added to the end of some medication prescriptions, putting nurses on high alert. After the issue with the computer system — known as the ...

The federal budget, which will be handed down on Tuesday, is expected to include a 10 billion package for aged care, which aged care minister Greg Hunt described as "the largest in Australian history". Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has told the ABC that ...

I started my nursing career 30 years ago in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit ward. During that time, I treated many diverse and complex cases and saw how my role as a nurse impacted patient lives. These experiences have motivated ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the Federal Government’s record budget boost to healthcare spending is opening up more management positions in the healthcare sector for nurses, and those with postgraduate degrees will be perfectly positioned to advance into leadership roles. The ...

Burnout is on the rise in our health sector. It is an occupational phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed – and, in the health and social sectors, chronic stress is the rule, not the ...

There are concerns toilets could spread COVID-19 because flushing could generate aerosols that linger in the air. A report published in the Medical Journal of Australia highlighted several examples of how coronavirus was spreading via airborne transmission including by “faecal ...

A NSW aged care worker has had her unfair dismissal claim rejected after she was sacked for refusing to have a flu jab, The Guardian reported. Jennifer Kimber, a receptionist with Imlay House in Pambula on the NSW south coast, refused to ...

The South Australian mother of a 10-month-old baby has told of her daughter’s fight for life after being diagnosed with a disease that attacks the intestine of premature infants. Unlike her twin sister Luna, Nyiah Orsborn was diagnosed with necrotising ...