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 ...

Intelligence sharing in the health sector can result in better outcomes for both clients and the taxpayer A new nurse-led health South Australian program that reduced hospital admissions by more than 50 per cent has been awarded a national award. ...

It has been over four months since Queensland Health’s bungled payroll system left thousands of nurses and hospital workers underpaid. Of all the hundreds of signs held up outside of parliament house in Brisbane last month, there was one that summed ...

Nurses are the backbone of the health care system but little attention is paid to what keeps them well and happy. Despite the increasing challenge Australia is facing in recruiting and retaining nurses, little attention is being given to what ...

Territory hospitals could be better administered by two local bodies, says academic. Differing regional health challenges facing the Northern Territory could be met with the development of truly “local” Local Hospital Networks (LHN) rather than a sole body. This is ...

From January next year, Victorian nurses and doctors will be given iPads to use when treating patients in hospital. Victorian doctors and nurses could be equipped with iPads while undertaking their hospital rounds in future, if a trial of wireless ...

What happens to nurses who don’t get a job when they finish their degree? Despite a shortage of nurses across the country, reports have emerged that some are still struggling to find employment. Just 222 of the 800 nursing graduates ...

The result of the federal election will be pivotal for primary health care, say nurses. Annie May writes. The federal election is just weeks away and nurses are being urged to push both parties to commit to a workable and ...

Armed soldiers and basic services are just part of the job in a post-war city, writes Gold Coast nurse Andrew Cameron. Usually I am employed in rural and remote Queensland, at out-posts such as Dajarra, Richmond, Quilpie and most recently ...