Nurses raise the issue of wages and quality training in aged care with federal minister for ageing during recent public forum, reports Darragh O Keeffe and Natasha Egan. Federal Minister for Ageing Mark Butler has said the government may respond ...

The number of employed nurses has increased by 13 per cent since 2005, a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found. In 2009, 276 751 or 86 per cent of registered and enrolled nurses ...

The Australian College of Mental Health nurses has renewed its call for the government to dump its policy of mandatory detention, amid concerns of a worsening health crisis in the system. College CEO, Kim Ryan said conditions in detention compromised ...

Langton advocates further intervention to help Aboriginal children The idea that pregnant Aboriginal women be placed on a banned alcohol register should be considered, Professor Marcia Langton told a Darwin audience. Langton, who is foundation professor of Australian Indigenous Studies ...

I applaud the manager of the surgical ward in Brisbane who highlighted an immensely important issue in nursing education (NR, July, p.11). It has taken me some time and thought to put this response together because I care passionately about this ...

Medical aid agencies working in East Africa face a worsening health crisis compounded by political and bureaucratic tensions. Linda Belardi speaks to Médecins Sans Frontières Australia for the latest. Dr Clara van Gulik is Médecins Sans Frontières’ medical advisor in ...

The way employers engage recognised training and provide an environment for skill development must also be addressed as part of improving careers and retention, writes Robin Flynn. In Dr Maree Bernoth’s article “No surety of standards in Cert III for ...

In a system of clinical placements already stretched to capacity simulated learning offers a new era in clinical education writes Joan Deegan and Karen-leigh Edward. Rapid advancement in technological innovation over the past decade has made simulated learning available for ...

High demand for aged care workers and cost-cutting is contributing to the deterioration in cert III quality, writes Dr Maree Bernoth. If the Certificate III in Aged Care Work and the Certificate IV Assessor and Trainer were designed to be ...

Fionna Cassie travels to post-quake Christchurch and finds there are invaluable infection control lessons to be learnt by those working in aged care following large scale disasters. Infection control nurse Alison Carter is in a unique and authoritative position to ...