NPs urged to lead push to improve aged care
Nurse practitioners should actively engage with the current Aged Care Royal Commission, champion nursing and use their expertise to lead change across the embattled sector. Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) Vice President Amanda Davies delivered the call to action during a keynote address to delegates at this year’s ACNP National Conference in Melbourne that […]
NPs primed to take role and healthcare to new level as MBS Review outcome looms
The looming outcome of the contentious Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review has the potential to improve access to nurse practitioner services and healthcare for patients if recommendations to increase the scope of the advanced clinical role are adopted, Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) President Leanne Boase has argued. Addressing ACNP’s 2019 national conference, Transforming […]
Inspirational nursing and midwifery leader bows out
Adjunct Professor Debra Thoms’ decorated 40-year career spanning nursing and midwifery, health management and nursing leadership has drawn to a close. Nursing and midwifery leader Debra Thoms recently called time on a remarkable and diverse 40-plus year career across the professions. “For me, nursing and midwifery provide us with an enormous opportunity and a great […]
CRANAplus CEO calls it a day
CRANAplus CEO Christopher Cliffe will depart the organisation, closing the chapter on 15 years of involvement across roles including state representative, board member, president, and finally as CEO, dedicated to representing remote health professionals in their efforts to deliver quality primary healthcare to Australians living out bush. Mr Cliffe will finish his term following the […]
Inside Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
“Could the secret to improving the lives of the very old possibly lie with the very young?” poses narrator Annabel Crabb in the opening scenes. TV viewers are set to find out with new ABC documentary series Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, a unique and heartwarming social experiment where a group of Sydney […]
The rise of Global Nurses United (GNU)
In 2013, leaders from nursing and healthcare unions from across the world formed a new alliance called Global Nurses United (GNU) in a bid to harness their collective power to fight austerity measures, privatisation and cuts to health services putting people and communities at risk. Universal healthcare incorporating safe nurse-to-patient ratios, income equality, addressing poverty […]
Homebirths as safe as hospital births
Homebirths in a well-integrated midwife setting are as safe as hospital births for low-risk pregnant women, a large international study shows. Canadian researchers found low-risk pregnant women who intended to give birth at home had no increased risk of perinatal or neonatal death than those who gave birth at hospital. “More women in well-resourced countries […]
Workers battling mental and physical injuries
A NSW mental health nurse has opened up about being assaulted on the job and suffering permanent injury as part of the release of an ACTU work health and safety survey of 26,000 workers that uncovered worrying levels of physical and psychological injuries and illnesses across Australian workplaces. Appearing alongside two bank tellers and retail […]
Why I gave evidence to the Royal Commission
Registered nurse Emma Murphy had just clocked off after a stressful shift at one of the handful of Brisbane aged care homes she works across each week. A resident had fallen and required a hospital transfer, followed quickly by another incident that left little time for her to properly complete all tasks. It was a […]
Tales from ‘The Half Century Nurse’
Registered nurse/midwife Janene Steward retired back in February exactly 50 years on from the day she began nursing. In the lead up to the milestone she penned an e-book, The Half Century Nurse: A Memoir, after taking the advice of friends and colleagues who believed her diverse career was different to the norm and would […]