Editorial
Listen to the science on ratios
June 1, 2021
An evaluation of Queensland’s ratios has swept away the last tenuous excuses for not implementing them in NSW. The evaluation, conducted by researchers from the United States and from Queensland, was a requirement built into the law that established ratios in 2016. It found that ratios pay for themselves. In fact, the savings in Queensland…
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Editorial
Listen to the science on ratios
June 1, 2021
An evaluation of Queensland’s ratios has swept away the last tenuous excuses for not implementing…
Editorial
A road map forward
April 7, 2021
The Royal Commission into Aged Care final report is not perfect but there are strong…
Editorial
Collective action is vital as we navigate a pathway out...
February 5, 2021
Solidarity has been at the heart of our success against COVID and we’ll need a…
Editorial
Safety is the number one priority
December 2, 2020
In a difficult and dangerous year, the safety of nurses, midwives and patients has been…
Editorial
Aged care’s moment of truth
October 6, 2020
Scott Morrison’s Australia is not going to be a good place to grow old if…
Editorial
Investing in your future
October 2, 2020
Superannuation is again in the news, as a push is on to stop the super…
Editorial
Essential but not valued
July 24, 2020
The Berejiklian government plays a sly hand when it effusively praises nurses for their role…
Editorial
A blind belief in the market will no longer do
June 4, 2020
An evidence-based approach is just as important for economic recovery after COVID-19 as it was…
Editorial
A well-resourced, robust health system is essential to...
April 1, 2020
If the COVID-19 outbreak tells us anything it is the critical importance of public health…