RCNA meets with the Productivity Commission The government has asked the Productivity Commission to develop detailed options for redesigning Australia’s aged care system. RCNA hosted a meeting between key expert members and the Commission on 8 July to highlight critical ...

The health sector is one of the most highly regulated in the Australian economy, a new report claims. Red tape is slowly strangling the ability of health professionals to provide patient care, according to a new report released last month. ...

Western Australian nurses are also not expected to join up to the national scheme until mid October this year. Nurses have largely welcomed the transition to the national registration and accreditation scheme, but have expressed some anxiety over the requirement ...

Hundreds of angry nurses rallied outside Queensland parliament to protest against the ongoing pay debacle. Queensland's health minister says underpaid workers aren't interested in laying blame for the Queensland Health payroll debacle - they just want it fixed. More than ...

For the first time all Australians will soon be able to view data about their public hospitals. Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced the MyHospitals website will start next month - but cannot give a date. And she conceded it ...

Health groups call on AMA to support the government’s planned diabetes reforms. Nurses, general practitioners and healthcare consumers are keeping an open-mind about the federal government's batch of reforms around diabetes management. Labor has said it will spend $449.2 million ...

New research finds nurses working in very remote regions in Australia are fearful for their personal safety, writes Annie May Its main function is to look after people – the public – but for its staff, the health industry may ...

Queensland nurses are advised to check their payment summaries as pay bungle continues. Queensland Health workers will be paid under a local pay model from September as the government struggles to fix its sick payroll system. Premier Anna Bligh announced ...

Plans are underway to merge two national cancer agencies. The federal government plans to merge the commonwealth’s two leading cancer agencies – Cancer Australia and the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre. Health Minister Nicola Roxon said the single national ...

Hospital management and policy is hindering Australian hospitals from promoting and supporting breastfeeding, according to a new study. Looking specifically at what stopped hospitals from gaining Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI) accreditation, the University of South Australia study involved focus ...