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New powers for nurse practitioners, midwives to provide...
May 17, 2024
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has commended MPs and Senators for supporting new Legislation which gives highly-trained nurse practitioners (NPs) and midwives the scope to provide people with safe, quality care. The Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for Collaborative Arrangement) Bill 2024, passed the Parliament yesterday. The Bill had been introduced into…
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The big barriers to global vaccination: patent rights,...
January 20, 2021
We will not be able to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us until the world’s…
Public Health
How to treat sunburn pain, according to skin experts
January 20, 2021
So you’re one of the 21% of Australians who got sunburnt last weekend. While we…
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Not feeling motivated to tackle those sneaky COVID kilo...
January 20, 2021
In Australia and around the world, research is showing changes in body weight, cooking, eating…
Midwifery
One-on-one midwife care linked to lower risk of prematu...
January 20, 2021
Women who have a midwife as their main carer throughout pregnancy and birth are around…
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National workforce survey for family, parent and child...
January 20, 2021
This survey seeks to understand the current levels of awareness and most pressing challenges facing…
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A new permanent visa pathway for nurses
January 14, 2021
Josh from the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre tells The Lamp of new pathways for…
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Nurses get less sleep the night before they’re roster...
January 14, 2021
A study has found that nurses regularly slept less the night before a shift compared…
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4 things you need to track to lose weight
January 14, 2021
If you are looking to lose some weight, it is important that you have a…
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Nurses undervalued because they are mostly women: study
January 12, 2021
Nursing as a profession has been undervalued in both status and pay due to its…