Australian College of Nursing
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Sep- 2023 -11 SeptemberIndustry News
New scholarships to boost aged care workforce
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has opened scholarships to help boost the aged care workforce. Last week, scholarship applications…
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Jul- 2023 -17 JulyTop Stories
Funding boost to pave the way for aged care nurses
The Australian College of Nursing has received a funding boost to help train and upskill more nurses to work in…
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Dec- 2020 -1 DecemberTop Stories
Inaugural ‘It’s Time For Nurses’ 24-hour Giving Day announced to give Aussie nurses access to scholarship funds
A new 24-hour donation drive has been announced by The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) so Australians can give back…
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Feb- 2019 -5 FebruaryIndustry News
Nurses back Victoria’s gay conversion therapy ban
âBigoted quackery has no place in this state.â Thatâs what Victorian premier Daniel Andrews had to say about his decision…
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberIndustry News
Nurses react: aged care watchdog legislation, quality standards overhaul
Nurses have welcomed the new aged care quality standards that will take effect mid next year, following a function held in Parliament…
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22 NovemberClinical Practice
Nurses brush up on role in voluntary assisted dying
Victoria will see voluntary assisted dying become law in June next year and nurses are still working through what the…
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Sep- 2018 -18 SeptemberTop Stories
Campaign encourages nurses to take stock of their health
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has launched the NurseStrong Campaign aimed at encouraging nurses to focus on their health…
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17 SeptemberIndustry News
Royal Commission into aged care sector: nurses react
The government has decided to establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector to address areas of concern regarding…
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13 SeptemberIndustry News
Taskforce releases blueprint for aged care workforce
We exist to inspire people to want to care, enable people to properly care and enhance life through care. Because…
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Aug- 2018 -3 AugustIndustry News
Dark side of beauty: nurses’ role in making cosmetic services safer
Complaints about cosmetic health services are being aired out in the media and through a parliamentary inquiry â and governing bodies…
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Jun- 2018 -26 JuneIndustry News
Nurse CEO on this yearâs sleepout for homelessness
Australian College of Nursing chief executive Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward has rugged up against the first frosts of Canberraâs winter…
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May- 2018 -3 MayIndustry News
Nurses want pollies to axe the tampon tax
Tampons and pads are essential items that should not incur a tax, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has said.…
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Mar- 2018 -27 MarchClinical Practice
‘White privilege’? Industry bodies respond to criticism of new code
Some of Australia's leading healthcare bodies have today issued a joint statement in response to comments made about recognising "white privilege"…
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Aug- 2017 -18 AugustIndustry News
Giving Australians the death they’d prefer
In 2004, chief executive Kim Macgowan was chatting with The District Nurses team and came across a student nurse who…
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Jan- 2014 -28 JanuaryOpinion
Save on public health, go green
The benefits of taking action on climate change now exceed the financial and health costs of further delays. As a…
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Nov- 2012 -9 NovemberOpinion
Listening to the voice of nursing
Debra Thoms, the head of the Australian College of Nursing, talks to Amie Larter about the merger and current focus…
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May- 2012 -1 May
Thoms to head up new college
The Australian College of Nursing has appointed Adjunct Professor Debra Thoms as the inaugural CEO. Here she speaks with Linda…