nurses

Pay rises for aged care nurses funded with additional $2.6 billion

The Albanese government has quashed any remaining questions of how it will afford a pay rise for over 60,000 aged…

Health sector reacts to antisemitism – Pollies speak out, nurses rally, migration questioned

A nurse who vowed to “kill” Israeli patients and another who claimed he had already sent Israeli patients to the afterlife have…

CPD made easy – The experts’ guide to continuing professional development

Nursing is one Australia’s most in-demand professions, despite nurses and midwives already representing over half of the nation’s health workforce.…

Gender pay disparity still rife in nursing

New data has shown that the gender of an Australian nursing graduate has a profound effect on how much they…

Primary care involves more than GPs. A new review shows how patients can better access care

Stephen Duckett, The University of Melbourne Australians today are more likely than previous generations to live with complex and chronic…

Albanese pledges fee-free TAFE as election campaign kicks off

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown Labor’s first election pitch at a major campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday, saying…

1/3 of healthcare workers delay tax return despite looming deadline

Data has revealed that over a third (38%) of health and wellness professionals are yet to file their tax return…

Supply and demand: Nursing shortfall predicted to grow

As Australian nurses grapple with sector wide staff shortages, the Department of Health and Aged Care has revealed that demand…

End-of-life patients suffering unnecessarily due to pain med shortage

In the past year, at least six pain-relief products have become unavailable in Australia. The Australian & New Zealand Society…

Violence against healthcare workers increasing

University of Queensland (UQ) research shows violence against healthcare workers is increasing in frequency and severity, not only in Australia…

NSW offers nurses pay rise, short of unions demands

The NSW government has offered public sector workers, including nurses, a three-year pay rise worth 10.5 per cent, which is…

Government program to help nurse burnout

A $25.2m government program for nurses is being funded in hopes of combatting burnout, stress, and abuse that leads them…

NSW may end its COVID vaccine mandate for health workers. That doesn’t mean it was a bad idea in the first place

Katie Attwell, The University of Western Australia and Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children's Research Institute Months after COVID vaccines were introduced…

Aged care nurses call for accountability

Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across Australia travelled to Canberra to address "ongoing failures" by providers, and…

Aged care sector failing to find nurses

New figures from the Department of Health and Aged Care found that residential aged care is facing a gap of…

The latest innovations in workwear

From the use of robotics and artificial intelligence in surgery to wearable devices that physicians can use to monitor patients,…

New study finds night shift workers need support to manage metabolic health conditions

A study by Monash University says that work policies must be designed to target specific barriers that night shift workers…

Aged care, nurse workforces grew the most this quarter

The labour market update for 2023's September quarter found employment grew the most in the aged and disabled carer, registered…

WA primary health care nurses found to be undervalued

Western Australia’s primary health care (PHC) nurses were found to be the most underutilised in Australia. The Australian Primary Health…

‘Reclaim your health’: burnout tips for aged care nurses

Overworked, overstretched, and overstressed – it is no secret that aged-care nurses are burning out and quitting their jobs across…

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…

Accountability concerns rise as aged care workers await wage hike

Concerns are mounting among industry experts about the government's lack of enforceable rules to ensure the pay rise funds are…

Unsafe staffing ratios pushes UK and Australian nurses ‘into a corner’

British nurses are staging a 48-hour strike and 'won't back down' in a bitter row with the government over wages…

Not enough workers to solve labour shortage in 2025

The aged care staffing shortage is likely to deepen by 2025, a recent report found. A National Skills Commission (NSC)…

‘Overworked’ nurses at breaking point

Nurses and midwives have taken to the streets as part of a 24-hour strike to pressure the state government into…