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UK calls for minimum staffing levels and fewer health assistants The care of the elderly is being compromised in UK hospitals because there are too few nurses, says the Royal College of Nursing. Research by the RCN suggested everything from ...

NSW nursing workforce grows An extra 2000 graduate and experienced nurses and midwives have begun work in NSW public hospitals following one of the biggest recruitment drives in the state’s history, said the Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner. She said ...

In a career that spanned World War II to Vietnam, Brigadier Dita McCarthy had to care for wounded soldiers in sometimes primitive conditions. Linda Belardi reports. The Royal Australian Army Nursing Service (RAANS) has lost its highest ranking officer, Perdita ...

Diabetes Australia has called for annual screenings for the disease to be introduced for all Australians over 40. Linda Belardi reports. The next generation of adults may be the first in centuries to have shorter life expectancies than their parents ...

If the threshold for gestational diabetes is lowered then nurses will need more training to care for the increased number of patients, say experts. Flynn Murphy reports. Up to 50 per cent more women could be diagnosed with gestational diabetes ...

Children migrating to WA from the Eastern states and from overseas are excluded from government planning for child health nurses. By Linda Belardi. Hundreds of children migrating to Western Australia each year are being ignored in regard to government planning ...

An Australian academic is at the forefront of groundbreaking research piecing together the role of nurses in the Third Reich. Linda Belardi reports. Curtin University’s Professor Linda Shields is concerned that the role of nurses in the Nazi era has ...

In November, James Cook, a registered nurse from Sydney arrived in north-west Cambodia to begin an 18-month stint. He tells of his experiences providing much needed care and training to the local community. I work in a busy emergency department ...

By volunteering abroad an Australian nurse and midwife will begin documenting the health of women in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. By Linda Belardi. Rebeccah Bartlett is preparing to embark on a journey of a lifetime. With an academic ...

Some healthcare leaders argue that undergraduates need an extra year of study. Three experienced nurses share their views. Compiled by Linda Belardi. Nursing is a four-year program in many parts of the world but remains a three-year undergraduate degree in ...