With an ageing and growing population, the nursing industry has to try and keep up. The number of RNs needed is expected to hit 330,900 by 2023, up from 279,600 in 2018, leaving a shortfall of 51,300 jobs. There will also ...
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Tap to feel better: de-stressing methods under the microscope
Should you tap your way to feeling less stressed? Or is plain old 'switching off' the better option? That’s what Bond University researchers hope to confirm as part of a new study into psychological interventions for stress. The research team will ...
More »Economic value of healthcare workforce vs support out of balance: WA report
The health sector is making a considerable contribution to WA’s coffers, but this value may not be reflected in support for its workforce, according to a new report. To Health and Happiness: WA’s Health Industry Future, released by the Bankwest ...
More »Nurses don’t expect to be thanked but deserve to be: campaign
Dear nurse, Thank you. That’s the message at the heart of a new video tribute created by the Queensland University of Technology. Released to coincide with the 40-year anniversary of QUT’s School of Nursing, the video thanks the nurses it ...
More »Job ads data reveals areas looking for new healthcare workers
Healthcare continues its lead as Australia’s biggest employer while community services helps to boost growth in job ads, according data from employment marketplace SEEK. Overall, job ads were up 16.5 per cent in April compared with 12 months ago, and ...
More »Help wanted: report predicts ‘worrying’ aged care worker outflow
The aged care sector is facing a potential shortfall of 80,000 workers over the next five years. That’s one of the key findings of a new HESTA report that draws on its more than 200,000 members working in the space ...
More »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. This conclusion was made in a new report, The Future of Work: Occupational and Education Trends in Nursing in Australia, ...
More »For a bigger, better workforce
Aged-care leaders share strategies for meeting the surge in demand. The workforce must gain about 78,000 employees in the next decade to maintain the current ratio of aged-care workers to people over the age of 85, attendees at Aged Care ...
More »QLD opens first re-entry to practice course
Nurses in Queensland seeking to return to the workforce will now have access to the state’s first re-entry to practice program to reregister as a nurse. CQUniversity has launched the state’s first re-entry program for nurses seeking to return to ...
More »Groups question Coalition’s health vision
Increasing bed numbers alone would not solve the growing problems in hospitals and aged care, say groups. Nursing and other health groups have questioned the Coalition’s health policy, saying while parts have merit, it lacked a “whole system view”. Among ...
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