New research is exploring the significant conflict that exists between what employers and graduates want from nursing graduates, Linda Belardi reports. Some employers are concerned Australia’s education system is not producing registered nurses who are workplace ready and have called ...
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Moves to extend HECS relief to nurses
The federal Minister for Health, Tanya Plibersek says she will investigate calls by the National Rural Health Students’ Network for nurses and allied health professionals to be included in the HECS reimbursement scheme. The federal government will investigate an expansion ...
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Nurses have joined fire fighters and construction workers to protest against the NSW WorkCover overhaul. Jessica Grewal reports. A 26-year-old NSW nurse who suffered spinal injuries while attempting to resuscitate a patient in 2008 has joined hundreds of nurses and ...
More »Volunteers move to more hands-on roles
Hospitals and healthcare services are becoming more appreciative of the work done by unpaid workers and find it is rewarding for all involved, writes Mardi Chapman. A nationwide army of hospital volunteers has chosen to step out of the kitchen, ...
More »Raising the standards
The government decided against registration for personal care workers in its recent aged care reforms, but that doesn’t mean the debate has ceased. Antonia Maiolo reports. From cleaning and washing clothes, to cooking meals, to shopping, showering and grooming, Justine ...
More »Aged care nurses rally for pay rise
Union says an assistant caring for the elderly is paid less than a Coles retail assistant. Aged care employers have been trading on the goodwill of nurses by paying them less than shop assistants, nurses have said. The NSW Nurses Association (NSWNA) ...
More »Older workers good value, says age champion
Never mind the human rights issue, smart employers are discovering that keeping their experienced staff makes good business sense, Age Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan tells Darragh O Keeffe. In the midst of an ongoing skills shortage, compounded by the challenges ...
More »Peace…well, for three years
Victorian nurses have saved nurse-patient ratios but the long, bitter dispute shows the state should not leave workforce planning to be decided in such a heated environment, writes Pauline Stanton. There is little doubt that the outcome of the 2011 ...
More »Nurse practitioners head to Australia
The UK, India and the Philippines remain Australia’s top feeder countries for nurses arriving on temporary long stay visas, writes Natasha Egan. The number of nurse practitioners coming to work in Australia on 457 visas is up this year, with ...
More »Nurses, carers win in aged care reforms
A $1.2 billion workforce compact between government, providers and unions hopes to turn around the poor wages and working conditions in Australian aged care. By Darragh O Keeffe and Natasha Egan. The federal government’s aged care reforms are a victory ...
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