nursing shortage
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Health & Wellbeing
Australia could be short 80,000 nurses by 2035
Australia’s nursing workforce is facing mounting pressure, with workforce projections, burnout data and rising early-career attrition highlighting the scale of…
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Top Stories
Uni’s say capping international students will reduce nursing grads
In August, the government introduced a radical new bill to tackle the nation's rental crisis, crack down on shonky immigration…
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Industry & Reform
The need to reinvent nursing’s ‘martyr’ image: podcast
In an attempt to plug staffing gaps, the Victorian government has started offering free degree places in nursing, but experts…
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Specialty Focus
Free program helps refugee nurses and addresses workforce shortage
Nurses forced to flee their homeland have been given a new chance to use their skills in Australia's healthcare system…
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Industry & Reform
Decreasing medical errors by reducing nurses’ cognitive overload
In Australia, medical errors result in as many as 18,000 unnecessary deaths, while more than 50,000 patients become disabled each…
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News
Post-grad qualifications to bring “lifetime wage premium” for nurses
Nurses may be able to double their income by taking on further study, with workforce shortages predicted for the near future.…
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Industry & Reform
Something’s not working
Graduates brought in to meet future shortages are struggling to find jobs at present. Australia may be gearing up for…
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Setting the agenda
As a federal election looms, it's time to bring major nursing issues to attention. By Louis White On the eve…
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