A new report is encouraging more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to take up careers in health. Building a strong indigenous workforce is imperative to improving health outcomes and the life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people, with ...

A new study finds Australian nurses report greater job strain than their New Zealand counterparts, writes Fiona Cassie. Australian nurses are more likely to report high job strain than their New Zealand counterparts, the early data from a major longitudinal ...

Australian nurses are plagued by too many roles and titles. By Annie May The increasing number of new nursing roles and titles that exist in Australia is out of hand, say researchers. And with the many and varied titles comes ...

Dying is not an easy topic for discussion but the conversation needs to take place. Palliative care needs to be embedded in undergraduate training of health professionals to improve the quality of care when dying, says an expert. Dying is ...

Rural nurses and midwives will be supported in undertaking further training. Nurses and midwives will be supported in undertaking further training away from their place of employment under the Nursing and Allied Health Rural Locum Scheme. The scheme, to be ...

Gen-Y nurses will soom hold the balance of power. By Annie May. Experienced nurses need to learn how to best work with Gen-Y and not buy into the many popular misconceptions about the group, says a Sydney-based social researcher. Speaking ...

DOHA updating residential managers and staff, and assessors, to respond more sensitively to the needs of Forgotten Australians. By Darragh O Keeffe Nurses in aged care are to be educated on the needs of Forgotten Australians, with education pack detailing ...

Aggravation felt in acute sector arises from ignorance, expert says. By Megan Stoyles. There is a widening rift within Australia’s system of older person care between acute medical care and parts of the aged care system, according to ageing expert ...

A new system for tracking the spread of HIV in Indonesia is being implemented, writes Jeff Li. Australian researchers are working with their Indonesian colleges to develop a new computer model to track the HIV epidemic designed specifically for the ...

The roll out of e-health records present unique opportunities, and challenges, for aged care providers. Beverley Head reports. The Federal Government has released a draft concept of operations document regarding the use of personally controlled electronic health records (PCEHR) in ...