South Australian public sector nurses could be offered a financial incentive to retire early under a plan currently under consideration by SA Health. The proposal canvassed in the state’s graduate nursing employment strategy report released last month would replicate a ...
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ACT aims for healthier workforce
Helping to improve the health of nurses to cut absenteeism and providing people with more self-care options are among strategies proposed to relieve pressures in the ACT health workforce, a government report has found. The ACT Government Health Directorate discussion ...
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As the nurse practitioner role gains momentum in Australia, they are moving into specialised and diverse areas. Linda Belardi speaks to three trailblazers Lieutenant-Commander Morag Ferguson is Australia’s first military nurse practitioner with the Royal Australian Navy. She is one ...
More »Breaking the poverty & poor health cycle
A highly successful home-visit program pioneered in the US is making headway in indigenous communities here, writes Linda Belardi Aver the past 30 years, a nurse-led home visiting program implemented in the US has seen dramatic changes in infant mortality, ...
More »Low skilled jobs are disappearing: govt
Registered Nurses will be the fastest growing degree-level occupation and carers the fastest growing vocational occupation, according to Australia’s new productivity agency. Federal Skills Minister Chris Evans says low-skilled jobs are disappearing from the economy and the workforce will need ...
More »Half of nurses to quit within 10 years: survey
One third of nurses cite low pay, high workload and unclear career progression as the reason they plan to quit. Overwhelming workloads are causing dissatisfaction among Australian nurses, with more than half set to leave the profession in the next ...
More »Language a big hurdle
The English language proficiency of internationally trained nurses is an important issue for patient safety but there are global concerns about the appropriateness of the testing process, writes Tiffany Lynch. The Australian healthcare sector is expected to experience an unprecedented ...
More »Homebirth in too-hard basket
Government inaction and insurance are two roadblocks in the way of private practice midwives, writes Joy Johnston. On May 10 an Australian Greens senator, Lee Rhiannon, drew attention to serious obstructions to maternity reform when announcing the passage in the ...
More »Going back to basics
Poor literacy and numeracy skills can be overlooked in aged care staff but workplace reforms can lead to positive results. Mardi Chapman reports. The three Rs – foundation skills of reading, writing and arithmetic - might sound a little dated ...
More »QLD opens first re-entry to practice course
Nurses in Queensland seeking to return to the workforce will now have access to the state’s first re-entry to practice program to reregister as a nurse. CQUniversity has launched the state’s first re-entry program for nurses seeking to return to ...
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