British nurses are staging a 48-hour strike and 'won't back down' in a bitter row with the government over wages and nurse-to-patient ratios. Members of the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) have walked off their jobs six times since December ...

Australia’s plan to recruit healthcare staff from Britain to fill more than 30,000 job vacancies has been met with overseas backlash. The British Medical Association is up in arms over a plan to lure thousands of doctors from the UK ...

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, ...

Nurses and other health professionals could be administering saliva swabs in healthcare settings to predict someone's risk of developing cancer in the near future. University of Melbourne researcher Sibel Saya kicked off an Australian-first study earlier this month that could ...

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 ...

Federal health authorities have failed to provide support for nurse immunisers in vulnerable health settings, the nation's peak nursing group has said. Last week, the federal government announced the next phase of its Covid vaccination program. It included a doubled ...

NSW and Victoria have expanded eligibility for the Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine after new cases were detected. On Friday, Victoria’s health department confirmed the second locally acquired case of JE in this mosquito season.  This came after NSW recorded its ...

One of Australia's largest nurse unions has launched a campaign to push for safe staff-to-patient ratios ahead of the state election. The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA)'s launched a statewide television advertisement this week to generate awareness around low ...

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 ...

The Northern Territory government will strengthen alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs following a rise in alcohol-fuelled crime. Frontline workers, including a nurse, have opened up to the media about their experiences during shifts, which included cases of child abuse and ...