Nursing Review delved deeper into the details of reporting, breaks, and exemptions as the round-the-clock nursing mandate is to become law on July 1. The reform has emerged as a significant concern, especially for small and rural aged care facilities grappling with a ...
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Access to contraception and safe abortion a major barrier for patients, report confirms
Cost of contraception, lack of workforce training and a insufficient services in rural areas are among the greatest barriers women face when accessing reproductive healthcare in Australia, according the findings of a Senate inquiry. Last month, the Senate released a ...
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The NSW Health Minister is prioritising fairer staffing ratios in hospitals and better working conditions for the state's frontline workers. Health Minister Ryan Park told Nursing Review he planned to address staffing shortages, high work pressure, and recruitment challenges. "We need ...
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NSW Health is calling on the community to be vigilant for symptoms of meningococcal disease following the death of a 50-year-old woman from Sydney. Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, which can lead to serious infections in the ...
More »‘Few aged care homes’ achieve key staffing requirements
A recent aged care report has identified that only one in ten residential care facilities in Australia could meet all three staffing requirements needed to meet quality care standards. Last week, the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative published a mid-year report mapping ...
More »How nursing education is improving the delivery of catheterisation skills
Registered Nurses (RNs) are required to maintain their skills in all aspects of their daily clinical practice. Today’s RNs are working across acute care, emergency care, general practice, aged and disability care, community care and more, and need to be ...
More »Meet HESTA’s Midwife of the Year
Midwife April Jardine has been honoured as HESTA's Midwife of the Year for her instrumental role in integrating the continuity of carer model. Ms Jardine became Midwifery Clinical Coordinator and Educator at Dhelkaya Health in regional Victoria three years ago ...
More »When midwives face their own birth trauma: study
A groundbreaking study is investigating the 'overlooked issue' of midwives coping with their own birthing trauma and its impact on their professional lives. It's estimated that one in three women who deliver a baby experience some level of trauma. But ...
More »‘Alarming’ new research on vaping risks
A recent report on the chemical composition of 17 e-liquid vapes has uncovered alarming nicotine levels and other toxic chemicals, such as arsenic and formaldehyde. The QLD Health and Environment Committee began the tests after mounting concerns that flavoured vapes, ...
More »Palliative Care Week: Let’s talk about death and dying
An aged care nurse has called for Australians to become more open in conversations about death and dying during National Palliative Care Week. Multi-award-winning palliative care nurse, Juliane Samara, highlighted the need for a cultural shift in society about mortality ...
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