nurse practitioners
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Industry & Reform
Nursing bodies demand Medicare action on rural health
Twelve national nursing and midwifery organisations have told a Senate inquiry that Medicare settings are delaying diagnoses, fragmenting care and…
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Aged Care
Nurses central to $3b aged care reform
Nursing organisations have welcomed Labor’s $3b aged care package but warn the reforms will only succeed if workforce planning, training…
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Industry & Reform
Nurses key to Medicare success in rural Australia
Health organisations have told a Senate inquiry that Medicare is failing rural Australians, warning that restrictive telehealth rules, workforce shortages…
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Top Stories
Nurse practitioners left out in the cold by ‘medico-centric’ health department
Nurse practitioners are calling on the federal government to stop ignoring them and make use of a valuable resource to…
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News
Give nurse practitioners what they deserve: ACN to MBS taskforce
Shed old fashioned views that nurses can only provide care under supervision and ensure nurse practitioners are compensated through the…
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Workforce
A quick chat with … Jessica Tomkins
What is your name, and where are you based? My name is Jessica Tomkins and I am based in the…
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News
Nursing staff numbers on the critical list
Australia faces a critical shortage of nurses over the next decade unless governments address dwindling job opportunities, an over-reliance on…
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Approval ‘too slow’
A nurse practitioner - who prefers to remain anonymous - rails against endorsement delays. The endorsement process by the Australian…
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Patchy progress for NP reforms
The growth of nurse practitioners in Australia has been patchy and largely driven by individuals instead of legislative reform. Dr…
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Nurse practitioners move into aged care
Aged care providers hope a boost in government funding will be an opportunity for nurse practitioners to showcase their value.…
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