mental health
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News
$93.1m for mental health nurses in Qld
A $93.1 million Queensland Government investment will fund 53 specialist mental health nurses in emergency departments, with recruitment already underway…
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Health & Wellbeing
Assaults, falls hospitalising healthcare workers
New AIHW data shows workplace assault hospitalisations among healthcare workers have doubled over the past decade, with violence now ranking…
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Health & Wellbeing
ED nurses face systemic ‘moral distress’: Study
A new study has linked moral distress among emergency department nurses to burnout, emotional exhaustion and higher intentions to leave…
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Clinical Practice
Cultural safety key to closing the gap
Improving First Nations health outcomes requires more than addressing social determinants. Experts say culturally safe care is essential to building…
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Clinical Practice
Nurse-patient connection key in mental health care
A study across 12 mental‑health units has found that early therapeutic relationships between nurses and patients strongly influence fear, coercion…
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Industry & Reform
What was in the budget for Australians’ health
This year’s federal budget delivers stability rather than sweeping reform in health, with most new funding directed to hospitals, medicines…
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Industry & Reform
Labor re-elected in SA
Labor’s re‑election in South Australia brings a broad health agenda, including new hospitals, mental health units, aged care expansion, women’s…
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Industry & Reform
2025 in review: From pay rises to policy wins
2025 was a pivotal year for Australian nurses, marked by significant pay negotiations, expanded prescribing roles, and ethical dilemmas. Nursing…
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Specialty Focus
Climate crisis is a health crisis: WHO
The World Health Organization has declared that the climate crisis is the greatest threat to global health in the 21st…
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News
St Vincent’s shift to online and in-home care
One of the nation's largest non-profit healthcare providers in the country, St Vincent’s Health Australia, has announced it will deliver…
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