staffing
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Sep- 2024 -30 SeptemberOpinion
Lighten the load with technology that saves money and retains staff – opinion
Finding and keeping the staff required to deliver the best of care for older Australians is no simple undertaking, as…
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May- 2021 -3 MayTop Stories
Quality over quantity: Scramble for staff must not compromise quality of care – opinion
It is no secret that the aged care sector is approaching what could be coined as a staffing crisis. The…
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Dec- 2020 -8 DecemberTop Stories
Blacktown Hospital nurses and midwives still fighting, say understaffing puts health at risk
Nurses and Midwives at the embattled Blacktown Hospital in Sydney are continuing protests against their employer, again voicing frustration at…
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Nov- 2019 -22 NovemberIndustry News
Hospitals, aged care providers could hire, fire over religious beliefs
Religious hospitals and aged care providers would be able to make staffing decisions based on faith under a redrafted bill.…
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Oct- 2019 -14 OctoberTop Stories
Slew of aged care workers plan to leave the sector: survey
Attrition is a key player in the aged care sector's future workforce woes and a new survey has shown why. The survey…
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Sep- 2019 -30 SeptemberIndustry News
Nurses and doctors unite to call out government on aged care
Nurses and doctors have joined forces today, calling on the government to act now on the “crisis” in aged care.…
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Feb- 2019 -18 FebruaryIndustry News
Put care above the pursuit of profit: ACN
Profit must not come first in aged care. That’s what the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) message to the Senate…
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18 FebruaryIndustry News
Staff ratios won’t cost you a thing: royal commission day three
Properly staffing aged care facilities with an adequate nursing skill mix and at least four hours and 18 minutes per-patient…
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Sep- 2018 -20 SeptemberIndustry News
Four Corners fallout: what some of aged care’s strongest voices make of the program
In the past, major ABC TV reports have had a lot of influence on the Australian public and on policy…
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Jul- 2012 -17 July
Report urges NSW hospital privatisations
A conservative think tank has called for local health districts to be given total control of their budgets and greater…