The Albanese Government's early campaign promise of establishing more than 50 urgent care clinics (UCC) has taken shape as 58 UCCs are now open across Australia. Health Minister Mark Butler said the UCCs were starting to deliver care seven days ...
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Minns government makes $20k offer for nurses
Healthcare workers are being offered $20,000 worth of incentives to relocate to regional and rural areas in a Minns government effort to fill critical shortages in the bush. The NSW Labor government has doubled the amount being offered to nurses and healthcare ...
More »‘Committed to bolster aged care nurses’: ACN responds to misrepresentation
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) critiqued last week’s article in The Australian, saying it misrepresented the College’s position on skilled migration for aged care nurses. Chief of ACN Kylie Ward said ACN was committed to work with the Government ...
More »Nursing unions and Minns to negotiate wages
Nursing and public sector unions have urged NSW's newly elected Premier to keep his end of the bargain on removing wage caps for essential workers, with negotiations scheduled for Monday. NSW Labor leader Chris Minns was elected the state's 47th ...
More »What NSW’s major parties have promised for healthcare
NSW's two major parties have committed to employing more healthcare staff, upgrading hospitals and allocating funding towards women's health, with less than a week out of the election. On March 25, millions of East-coast Australians are anticipated to take to ...
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