The problem-prone national registration system has left a number of nurses, and other health professionals, frustrated, unable to work and financially disadvantaged. The registration of nurse practitioners has been blocked by AHPRA since the changeover to that national scheme in ...

Announced as part of the 2010 Health Reform, Medicare Locals will be rolled out as early as in the middle of this year. However, groups in the field are still divided in opinion regarding the plan, writes Jeff Li. In ...

Health science faculties have strong reputations for meeting the demand for health care professionals with high-quality graduates. Some are worried that research funding cuts might make meeting that demand more difficult, writes Natasha Egan. At a time when health care ...

The government will be responsible for managing records containing only an overview of a patient's medical history, not every piece of information. The federal government is likely to manage a national database to store the summaries of electronic health records ...

All pregnant women should be tested for vitamin D deficiency and those found to be deficient should be treated, experts have warned. Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to develop gestational diabetes, and, their babies ...

A Senate inquiry will investigate the competence and resourcing of AHPRA. In two months time almost every nurse and midwife in Australia will be required to renew their registration if they want to be able to continue practicing. But unless ...

More nurses, an increase in hospital beds and hospital upgrades are among the election promises that led the Coalition to a landslide victory in NSW. A triumphant Barry O'Farrell has claimed a mandate for change after the coalition demolished Labor ...

Under a Labor win, NSW will have its first public mother and baby mental health unit. NSW will have its first public mother and baby mental health unit if the Labor government is re-elected. Premier Kristina Keneally said a state-wide ...

Labor's health policy is unveiled. NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has pledged $2.3 billion in new funding for upgraded health facilities and new medical staff, including $24 million to upgrade the emergency department at the Children's Hospital at Westmead. Keneally unveiled ...

Ministers step in to restore professional confidence in AHPRA. Extra resources will be provided to the national health registration agency in an effort to fix its significant administrative problems. The pledge was made by state and federal health ministers at ...