The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) will fund a nationally consistent health support service for all registered nurses and midwives who are impaired…
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Following the airing of the Four Corners report “Wasted” on 29th September, which featured commentary on the over diagnosis and over treatment of common health…
Australian College of Nursing has developed an updated handbook titled Nursing in General Practice to reflect the ongoing development of roles of registered and enrolled…
For those who are regular followers of our blog, you might have noticed a comment that was made on one of our articles in August.…
The profession of nursing, people on social media and big business have rallied around Miss America contestant Kelley Johnson’s decision to give a monologue about…
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A new Australian health ecosystem, new frontiers for practitioners & medical specialists, developments in the pharmacy sector and the future of aged care have featured…
Read More 4 areas of health sector change in the NAB Health in Focus Report>
For entry into a university nursing course commencing in 2015, the ATAR ranged from 50.35 to the mid-80s. When combined with another Bachelor’s degree such…
It’s the time of year when nursing graduates are scrambling to be chosen for the limited number of graduate nursing program positions available in hospitals…
The Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) is calling on the Federal Government to get serious about improving food and nutrition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) appeared before a Senate inquiry on 19 June 2015 to address the current policy that allows employers to…
Read More 457 overseas nurses get jobs over 3000 unemployed nursing graduates>
Q. Can you please give us an overview on your experience working with health practitioners requiring rehabilitation? A. For several years I worked at a…
“The impact of caring for others is gaining more discussion than in previous years. Once called the ‘burden’ of caring, which sadly comes with much…
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“I have been nursing for 21 years and in the last 4 years I have enjoyed my work more than ever. I look forward to…
Read More Registered Nurse Jennifer Smith on recovering from burnout>
It is estimated that more than 28,000 Australians ceased statin treatment after the airing of a Catalyst series in 2013, according to a study published…
Read More Catalyst statin broadcast proven to have impacted drug dispensing rates>
It’s been about a month since Minister for Health Sussan Ley announced the members of the Federal Government’s Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce and…
“The #WhyWeDoResearch campaign was conceived and launched via Twitter by Claire Gibbs, Senior Clinical Research Nurse (@ClaireGibbsUK) and Abby Greaves, Research Administrator, (@JPUHResearch) at the…
Read More #WhyWeDoResearch campaign – by Cheryl Prescott and Claire Gibbs>
The Medical Board of Australia has commissioned international research into revalidation of doctors to make sure doctors in Australia maintain the skills to provide safe…
“Our health truly is our wealth, and the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) firmly believes that access to good health is the right of every…
Last week I helped one of my residents to die peacefully and painlessly. She was dying of late stage cancer, and it had been a…
Melanie McGrice (AdvAPD) is one of Australia’s best known dietitians. She is a highly respected author and health presenter on nutrition and dietary issues –…
Read More How phytoestrogens decrease symptoms of menopause – by Melanie McGrice AdvAPD>
