Nurses in NSW to decide on ratio offer and further action. NSW nurses will soon find out the details of the state governments new offer on their ratios and staffing claim, with the deal to be considered tonight by the ...

Controversy surrounds new agreement for Tasmanian nurses. The new Tasmanian Public Sector nursing agreement is a positive step forward for the nursing profession and the Tasmanian community, says the ANF. However, the Health and Community Service Union (HACSU) continues to ...

Nurses can be found depicted or memorialised in a number of stained glass windows in all of these settings across Australia. Most people associate stained glass with religious buildings; it forms an integral part of our churches but it can ...

Report finds NSW is winning the battle against cancer and heart disease. A new report which compares the NSW health system with those in 10 other countries says the state is winning the battle against cancer and heart disease. But ...

The lack of mandatory qualifications for AINs continues to be a concern for the nursing profession, writes Annie May. Patients in community care are at risk of neglect and abuse as a result of no mandatory minimum qualifications for assistants ...

Aged care nurses are more stressed, make more medication errors and are less satisfied with their jobs now than three years ago, a new report reveals. Annie May reports. Action must be taken to increase the ratio of registered nurses ...

The Nurses Memorial Centre, Melbourne, announces its 2011 scholarship recipients. The Nurses Memorial Centre, Melbourne, has continued with its drive to advance the profession with the announcement of its 2011 scholarship recipients. Provided annually to nurses and midwives who possess ...

Pressure on the government builds as more beds close across NSW. Nurses have closed more than 400 hospital beds across NSW as their industrial action enters its second week. Another 14 hospitals on Monday voted to join the action to ...

There are opportunities aplenty for nurses looking for a change, writes Annie May. Long has past the era where nurses were confined within the walls of a hospital ward. From educators to pharmaceutical sales representatives, researchers to working on oil ...

Specialist nurses can make a huge difference to the quality of life for people with asbestos-related diseases. Specialist nurses can make a huge difference to the quality of life, access to treatments and compensation for people with mesothelioma and other ...