Eighteen networks are set to replace eight existing area health services in NSW. The NSW government has moved to implement the commonwealth’s health reforms by introducing a bill into Parliament to establish its new local hospital networks. State Health Minister ...

Clinical training for health professionals has been given a shot in the arm. Extra undergraduate places for health professionals will be supported by a boost in clinical training days, with nurses to see the highest increase. The government has announced ...

Public hospital and community healthcare nurses across NSW want a major overhaul of the state's public hospital and healthcare system. Nurses want minimum nurse-to-patient ratios to improve the quality and safety of patient care in NSW. Brett Holmes, general secretary ...

Nurses seek confirmation that a carefully considered health reform plan remains a key priority of government. Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she will press on with Labor's program of reforming the health system. Roxon said she was pleased and honoured ...

Study to improve palliative care for people who have dementia. Curtin University and partner organisations have launched a research study that brings together health service providers to improve care for people who are dying with dementia. The Commonwealth funded Communities ...

Applications now open for scholarships. Nursing students, nurses and midwives are being encouraged to apply for an Australian government scholarship under the newly consolidated Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship Support Scheme (NAHSSS). The NAHSSS program incorporates five different scholarship types, ...

Retired nurses, policemen and school teachers may become the new front line against child abuse under a new proposal. More than 1300 children at risk of abuse and neglect don't have allocated case workers in Victoria, despite money being thrown ...

Article from the Joint ANF/RCNA Pandemic Influenza Working Group. Nurses and midwives will be aware of recent reports of high levels of fever and febrile convulsions after seasonal influenza vaccination, originally0 identified as a result of mandatory reporting of adverse ...

The need for a comprehensive nursing and midwifery workforce strategy has never been more apparent, writes Debra Cerasa. Like the rest of Australia, the July-August period was a blur for us at RCNA as we keenly watched the federal election ...

Alternative longer-term solutions needed for hospital reform. More hospital beds will only give a short reprieve to acute hospital bed shortage, according to a new study. The study, published in Australian Health Review, suggests alternative longer-term solutions that involve both ...