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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One in 20 facilities will not have nurses 24/7 by July, minister says
The government has conceded it will miss its self-imposed deadline to have 24/7 registered nurses on-site at every Australian aged care home. Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said 80 per cent of facilities are currently meeting 24/7 nursing requirements, and ...
More »Nurses sue state government over loss of 100,000 care hours
Nurses and midwives across NSW are filing a major case in the Supreme Court over claims patients are missing out on more than 100,000 hours of care in public hospitals. Health Minister Brad Hazzard has argued the action is “purely ...
More »‘Triple threat’: Virus alert as winter looms
Healthcare staff have been warned of a 'triple virus threat' this winter, prompting medical experts to push Australians to get up-to-date with their vaccinations. Cases of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have spiked across northern hemisphere nations since the start ...
More »Unsafe staffing ratios pushes UK and Australian nurses ‘into a corner’
British nurses are staging a 48-hour strike and 'won't back down' in a bitter row with the government over wages and nurse-to-patient ratios. Members of the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) have walked off their jobs six times since December ...
More »Is faster visa processing the key to solve Australia’s health shortages?
More overseas nurses are expected to take up work in Australia after a federal move has slashed waiting times for visa processing, a migration agent has said. In December 2022, the federal home affairs department started fast-tracking skilled migration visa ...
More »Union fears household model will ‘push nurses out of aged care’
A controversial decision to move lifestyle and admin staff into carer roles has raised significant concerns among one of Australia's major nursing unions. Southern Cross Care Tasmania announced in mid-November its plans to train lifestyle, kitchen and leisure staff to ...
More »Nurses can now bargain for higher pay
A new bill has passed this weekend that will allow workers, including nurses and midwives, to push for higher pay with their employers. The 'Secure Jobs, Better Pay' bill introduces a new multi-employer bargaining system where staff can join forces ...
More »Guide fights ageism through language
An advocacy group has released a manual for healthcare workers to help reduce the impact of ageism on older people. The guide from EveryAGE Counts hopes to assist workers in preventing and addressing ageist attitudes affecting older people through language. Ageism is ...
More »Nurses need ‘self-compassion’, says mental health expert
As Covid numbers are fall back and restrictions have eased, a mental health professional says it's time for nurses to focus on self-compassion. His recommendation comes after a recent study found that healthcare workers were at a severe risk of ...
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