nursing

Cultural competency doesn’t equal better nursing: Study

A study of nurses in New Zealand has found that while awareness and reflection on cultural assumptions improves performance, deeper…

The climate crisis is a health crisis: WHO

The World Health Organization has declared that the climate crisis is the greatest threat to global health in the 21st…

Gov’t delivers $8.5bn bulk billing overhaul

On November 1, the Medicare Benefits Schedule was expanded to include all Medicare-eligible patients, when cover was previously limited to…

ANMF launches national aged care ‘pulse check’

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has launched a comprehensive assessment of Australia’s aged care system in a bid…

Why is uptake of AI in healthcare slow?

Proponents of the technology say that over the coming decades, AI has the potential to save hundreds of thousands, even…

$18.4m for clinical placements in aged care

The Albanese government has announced that it will invest $18.4 million to support more nursing students to enter the nation's…

Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia – but many of us don’t know

Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have decision-making…

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.…

Rural homes struggling to prepare for 24/7 nurses

Rural and regional aged care facilities say they are still grappling with acquiring enough nurses to fill the 24/7 nurse…

Reshaping nursing students’ view on aged care

A new project has been launched to provide training and support for nurse educators and facilitate clinical placements for second-and…

‘Impossible’: rural homes struggle with 24/7 nurses

Rural aged care providers have said having enough 24/7 nurses on-site by July would be 'impossible' as they struggle to…

Using cross-cultural collaboration and ‘design thinking’ to innovate aged care

Innovation and co-design in aged care delivery is a key solution to addressing the needs of the global ageing population,…