A 23-year-old described her journey of becoming a midwife in rural South Australia as 'a magical experience', where she made meaningful connections and changed lives. Taryn Gartner, a midwife at Mount Gambier District Health Service, described her job as a ...

Overworked, overstretched, and overstressed – it is no secret that nurses and midwives are burning out and quitting their jobs across Australia. Data from the Department of Health and Aged Care shows that since 2016, there has been a 60 ...

The Australian College of Nursing has received a funding boost to help train and upskill more nurses to work in the aged care sector. Under new rules implemented at the start of July, aged-care facilities must roster at least one ...

A Western Australian university has launched a new research department to help train and drive more nurses into remote healthcare services. The federal government allocated $17m over four years to establish a department of rural health at Perth's Edith Cowan ...

Scientists at UNSW Sydney have made a breakthrough discovery that could better protect older people from gastroenteritis, an illness causing vomiting and diarrhoea. The study examined over 300,000 patient samples, identifying the bacterium Aeromonas as the second most prevalent pathogen associated with bacterial gastroenteritis. ...

All doctors and nurse practitioners will be able to prescribe the pregnancy termination pills, and all pharmacies can stock it as new rules are brought in. Until now, prescribers and dispensers of the two-part medical abortion treatment needed extra certification ...

According to Monash University 2021, ‘Vicarious trauma’ (VT) describes the cumulative effects of exposure to information about traumatic events and experiences, potentially leading to distress, dissatisfaction, hopelessness and serious mental and physical health problems.  VT can directly impact a person’s ...

A nursing professor said she felt immense pride as she watched her daughter graduate with a nursing degree from the same university she taught at. Barbara Black, who works as a nursing lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), ...

Women from disadvantaged backgrounds in rural Australia are facing significant barriers to accessing quality maternity care, new research shows. A recent study from Victoria's La Trobe University found women living in remote areas are to be at a far higher ...

The University of Adelaide has incorporated a new medical record system into practical exams for fifth-year students.  The move aims to provide a more authentic learning experience and better prepare students for real-world clinical practice.  Professor Adam Montagu, Director of ...