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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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Public Health
Replacing registered nurses isn’t the answer to r...
July 17, 2019
A shortage of qualified nursing staff and rising health costs have led to an increase…
Drug and Alcohol
History, not harm, dictates why some drugs are legal an...
July 17, 2019
Drug-related offences take up a lot of the resources within Australia’s criminal justice system. In…
Aged Care
How our residential aged-care system doesn’t care...
July 17, 2019
Associate Prof Lee-Fay Low argues that our elderly aren't receiving the emotional care they deserve…
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The Shift Ep. 97: Psychosocial Hazards at work: WHS Fra...
July 15, 2019
Dr Carlo Caponecchia (Senior Lecturer at UNSW) spoke at the 74th Annual Conference about Psychosocial…
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The Shift Ep. 95: Violence in nursing and midwifery ...
July 9, 2019
Dr Jacqui Pich (Lecturer at UTS), spoke at the NSWNMA 74th Annual Conference Professional Day…
Aged Care
What do Aboriginal Australians want from their aged car...
July 9, 2019
The Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is ageing at a much faster rate…
Mental Health
Compassion fatigue: the cost some workers pay for carin...
July 9, 2019
Health and social workers often choose their profession because they want to help people. But…
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Urgent need for ratios and action on violence
July 5, 2019
The shocking impacts of violence and aggression toward frontline nurses and midwives dominated discussion at…