collaborative arrangements

Practise makes perfect

The emergence of nurse practitioners in Australia has profoundly changed the nursing profession, Flynn Murphy reports. An article published in…

Lack of collaboration stalls maternity reform

Midwives urge government to relook at legislation. The government's maternity reforms are "doomed to fail" as a result of obstetricians…

Baby death shows need for collaborative care

The death of a baby during delivery demonstrates the need for collaborative arrangements between doctors and midwives. Coroner John Hutton…

Concern grows over collaborative arrangements

Midwives fear doctors will have final say on women’s choice, writes Annie May. Midwives are fuming over new laws that…

The value and influence of research of the nurse practitioner role in health service reform

By Professor Glenn Gardner FRCNA, Clinical Chair, Queensland University of Technology These are interesting times for nurse practitioners, health service…