The university and nursing sectors have teamed up to boost the number of mental health nurses in South Australia. Flinders University and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch) joined forces to tackle statistics showing the state is set ...

In the past, major ABC TV reports have had a lot of influence on the Australian public and on policy – for better or worse. Four Corners, for example, prides itself on its history of sparking debate and triggering inquiries, ...

The government has decided to establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector to address areas of concern regarding the quality and safety of services. Announcing the Royal Commission yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it will be about ...

Aged care bodies have today welcomed the passage through parliament of a new set of quality standards. Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Ken Wyatt said the standards would intensify quality compliance across residential, home and remote care. “Under ...

Victorians will get hundreds more nurses and midwives if changes to nurse-to-patient ratios are voted through parliament. The Labor Government announced plans to make amendments to the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) that will ...

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has set out recommendations for minimum staffing levels and skills mix in a new report. The report was undertaken by the union in conjunction with the ANMF’s South Australian Branch, and researchers from ...