The English language proficiency of internationally trained nurses is an important issue for patient safety but there are global concerns about the appropriateness of the testing process, writes Tiffany Lynch. The Australian healthcare sector is expected to experience an unprecedented ...

Government inaction and insurance are two roadblocks in the way of private practice midwives, writes Joy Johnston. On May 10 an Australian Greens senator, Lee Rhiannon, drew attention to serious obstructions to maternity reform when announcing the passage in the ...

Cathy Chapple has been named the Northern Territory’s nurse of the year for her commitment to developing perinatal mental health services. Isolation from family and friends is a common reality for many Territorians, but for pregnant women and new mums ...

A significant period of Canberra’s nursing history is currently being recorded in a new book celebrating 100 years of community and district nursing. For the first time the history of district and community nursing in the nation’s capital territory is ...

Poor literacy and numeracy skills can be overlooked in aged care staff but workplace reforms can lead to positive results. Mardi Chapman reports. The three Rs – foundation skills of reading, writing and arithmetic - might sound a little dated ...

A national peak body representing rural health students has outlined an action plan for the future of rural health in Australia. Rural health students have called for mental health training to be made a compulsory part of undergraduate health education. ...

Nurses in Queensland seeking to return to the workforce will now have access to the state’s first re-entry to practice program to reregister as a nurse. CQUniversity has launched the state’s first re-entry program for nurses seeking to return to ...

The effectiveness and sustainability of well-meaning but ad-hoc assistance organised by small institutions has come under scrutiny in new research. Flynn Murphy reports. Australian nurses and medics are among the top three in the world for providing short-term aid and ...

New research is exploring the significant conflict that exists between what employers and graduates want from nursing graduates, Linda Belardi reports. Some employers are concerned Australia’s education system is not producing registered nurses who are workplace ready and have called ...

Overseas nurses may face more hoops to nurse in NZ Nurses trained in India and the Philippines may have to sit an exam and face tougher English language requirements to nurse in New Zealand. The Nursing Council of New Zealand ...