Independent midwives exemption to continue until 2013. Independent privately practising midwives have been given a further 12 month extension of the professional indemnity insurance exemption. The extension was agreed upon at the Australian Health Ministers Conference held in Darwin last ...

Midwives urge government to relook at legislation. The government's maternity reforms are "doomed to fail" as a result of obstetricians refusing to enter into collaborative arrangements with midwives. This is according to the Australian College of Midwives (ACM), which said ...

Understanding why nurses don’t stay in the bush is integral in improving the rural workforce, writes Sue Lenthall. Working in isolation, a lack of permanent staff and cultural issues all contribute to the high levels of psychological distress, trauma and ...

A pilot program in Queensland has enabled practice nurses to provide lifestyle advice to their patients in addition to providing general medical care, writes Jeff Li. Practice nurses in three Queensland clinics are motivating their patients to change their lives ...

Researchers find that the team culture and organisational structure of a general practice has a great influence on nurse activities. If practice nurses are to work to their full capacity and capitalise on funding arrangements, hierarchical structures that continue to ...

In its effort to close the gap, the Australian government is keen to attract more people to work in indigenous health. Here, one nurse shares her experience working in the field. Working in remote Australia providing desperately needed ear, nose ...

The fight against NSW public sector wages reform continues The fight against NSW public sector wages reform will continue until worker's rights are restored, Unions NSW says. About 50 protesters gathered outside Parliament House on Tuesday, August 3 to call ...

Nurses and midwives drug, alcohol and mental health program outlines a vision for a national program. Nursing and Midwifery Health Program, Victoria (NMHPV) Chief Executive Officer Glenn Taylor has called for nurses and midwives and nursing and midwifery students in ...

With bad nursing stories becoming too regular a feature in the UK media, Philip Darbyshire writes that Australia should take note. Criticising nurses was once like kicking Bambi. Bolstered by consistent reports that we are among the top 'trusted professionals', ...

More stringent regulation of the RTOs, installing clinical mentors in facilities, enhanced nursing oversight - the opinions on what's needed to address quality concerns in Cert III training abound. Darragh O Keeffe reports. When Certificate III training began in the ...