A new study by Monash University has found multiple barriers holding female nurses back from being considered, applying for, or accepting leadership positions. Research spanning decades identified that healthcare systems and organisations limit female nurses' skill acquisition, motivation, and opportunities ...
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Free TAFE nursing pipeline has record number of nurses
A record-breaking 1,400 students have been enrolled for a TAFE nursing diploma, fully funded by the Queensland Government. Students will save almost $25,000 with the initiative supporting 3,500 training places. Queensland Premier Steven Miles welcomed the first cohort last week, ...
More »WA nurses reluctantly accept pay rise offer
Western Australian nurses have reluctantly accepted a pay rise offer from the WA government, with union members saying yes to one of the two offers that were put to them. After a lengthy battle with the state government, the WA ...
More »Rozalia Spadafora inquest: More missed opportunities
The coronial inquest into the death of Rozalia Spadafora continued last Monday. The five-year-old is believed to have died of myocarditis brought on by influenza A in July last year – a day after her fifth birthday. She was taken ...
More »New study finds night shift workers need support to manage metabolic health conditions
A study by Monash University found that work policies must be designed to target barriers night shift workers face when managing weight and metabolic health conditions. Published in Obesity Reviews, researchers investigated the barriers that night shift workers face when ...
More »Government allocates $74.5m for the “biggest investment in cancer nurses”
The Albanese Government is committing a further $166m for an Australian Cancer Nursing and Navigation Program, with $74.5m of it allocated to cancer care nurses. The investment is set to improve cancer outcomes across Australia, from cancer prevention and early ...
More »Nurses suffering serious rental stress across the country
A new map has illustrated the depths of Australia’s rental crisis, with many essential workers no longer being able to afford rent in any part of the country. Anglicare’s new heat map shows the areas in which essential workers, such ...
More »‘I was told to return to work as soon as I regained consciousness.’ Why only a third of assaulted nurses report it to police
Violence against nurses is pervasive. They are more likely to experience physical violence than any other health-care professionals. Violence against nurses occurs in the context of violence against women, with 87.5% of Australia’s nursing workforce identifying as women. Nurses report ...
More »New patient record storage system to be built for NSW
NSW Health are building a single digital patient record (SDPR) system that will store all patient records in one place to streamline health services. The state's government said there are currently nine systems used for electronic medical records, 10 administration ...
More »Endometriosis health issues double in last decade
A 2023 study has found that endometriosis-related hospitalisations in Australian women (people assigned female at birth) have increased to 24 per cent in the decade, and doubled in the 20-24 age bracket from 2012-2022. The Australian Institute of Health and ...
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