South Australian nurses say work proposals unsafe for staff and patients. South Australian public sector nurses and midwives will start industrial action today in support of an enterprise bargaining claim. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation SA secretary Elizabeth Dabars said ...

Qld payroll bungle costs $4m and is rising. Fixing Queensland's health payroll bungle has cost taxpayers at least $4 million, Treasurer Andrew Fraser says. A new system introduced in March saw hundreds of Queensland Health staff underpaid, overpaid or not ...

Last week’s health debate ignored aged care, says ANF The recent health debate between health minister Nicola Roxon and Opposition health minister Peter Dutton failed to address one of the biggest challenges facing our community - aged care. ANF federal ...

Increasing bed numbers alone would not solve the growing problems in hospitals and aged care, say groups. Nursing and other health groups have questioned the Coalition’s health policy, saying while parts have merit, it lacked a “whole system view”. Among ...

Premier makes clear no agreement to be made on federal government's national health reform plan before the election. Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has all but ruled out coming to an agreement with Western Australia over the federal government's national ...

Government negotiators agree to reconsider proposals. South Australian nurses say a state government response to their wages and conditions claim has fallen short of the mark. Details of the package have not been revealed, but Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation ...

A dedicated fracture liaison nurse may be the answer to improving osteoporosis treatment. Most patients with fragility fractures are unaware they are at risk of osteoporosis risk, a new study has found. The researchers were implementing and assessing ways to ...

Conference to give primary care nurses the opportunity to extend knowledge and skills. This year has seen a number of important changes within the primary care system, including national registration and change to the PBS, which will widen the scope ...

Caring for someone at home is good, but who wants to be cared for at home, asks Michael Fine. Some recent experiences with older family members have reminded me of the attitudes that many older people continue to have towards ...

It attracted plenty of criticism for failing to attract the numbers and as of 11 May one of the government’s main initiatives to address the nursing shortage has been scrapped. Announced in 2008, the ‘Bringing Nurses Back to the Workforce’ ...