Chronic shortages of midwives in hospitals are causing various workforce issues, such as ineffective leadership and burnout – leading to a dire future for the midwifery workforce. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported a record number of babies ...

Yesterday, Queensland midwives rallied outside of Parliament House, calling for urgent funding from the state government. In June this year, the state government invested $42 million to help maternity services in rural and remote communities. However, it was revealed that ...

The Albanese Government has fulfilled its promise of implementing the 24/7 nursing mandate across aged care facilities. From July 1, aged care homes were required to have a registered nurse on-site for 24 hours, seven days a week. A month ...

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) critiqued last week’s article in The Australian, saying it misrepresented the College’s position on skilled migration for aged care nurses. Chief of ACN Kylie Ward said ACN was committed to work with the Government ...

A new project will allow student nurses to learn how to negotiate verbal and physical abuse without being put in harm's way. IVADE is an immersive computer simulation program by Edith Cowan University (ECU), made to help nurses and nursing ...

A 23-year-old described her journey of becoming a midwife in rural South Australia as 'a magical experience', where she made meaningful connections and changed lives. Taryn Gartner, a midwife at Mount Gambier District Health Service, described her job as a ...

The Australian Primary Heath Care Nurses Association (APNA) has stationed its first 76 student nurses in aged care homes to complete their clinical placements. The students are part of a new Commonwealth-funded aged care placement program, where eventually, the residential ...

The NSW Health Minister is prioritising fairer staffing ratios in hospitals and better working conditions for the state's frontline workers. Health Minister Ryan Park told Nursing Review he planned to address staffing shortages, high work pressure, and recruitment challenges.  "We need ...

People living in NSW were more likely to be satisfied with the care they received in public hospitals than those living in other states, according to a new analysis. Last week, The Bureau of Health Information released a report examining ...

The federal government has unveiled a simplified policy for employers to sponsor overseas skilled workers. The move, announced last Friday, is expected to streamline the hiring process and supply the care and assistance sector with more staff outside Australia's borders. ...