Western Australia’s primary health care (PHC) nurses were found to be the most underutilised in Australia. The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) released a survey and found that more than a third of all PHC nurses working in ...
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Tightened 457 visa to protect local nurses, midwives
Amidst nurse and midwife shortages, and underemployment of graduates, the Australian Nursing Federation has welcomed the tightening of the 457 visa system. “There’s a predicted shortage of 109,000 nurses by 2025. In aged care alone, there is a current shortage ...
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Lee Thomas, federal secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation, talks influences, achievements and elections with Amie Larter. You have a clear passion for the nursing industry. Where did this stem from? I am a nurse and midwife and have had ...
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Practice nurses perform myriad tasks in doctors' surgeries, one of the most important is to communicate with patients. By Flynn Murphy It is 1pm on a Wednesday at Glebe Medical Centre in Sydney's inner west, and nurse Jessica Turner is sneaking ...
More »Pay deal long way off: Vic nurses
Victorian ANF says it’s concerned by government proposals to abolish nurse patient ratios. Victoria's nurses say they are still a long way from reaching a pay deal with the state government. Victoria's police officers are in line for a pay ...
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