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Advertising blitz to boost primary healthcare workforce welcomed

February 12, 2025

Category: News
/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Campaign, Career, Education, Graduates and early career nurses, Primary healthcare, Students

Independent expert midwife to lead Tasmanian maternity services investigation

September 13, 2024

Category: News
/ Tag: Action, All Nurses And Midwives, Campaign, Staffing

The Tasmanian Government has announced the appointment of an independent expert to lead the rapid independent investigation into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH). Midwife, nurse and health consultant Amanda Singleton has extensive

National nursing workforce strategy open for public consultation

September 13, 2024

Category: News
/ Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Career, Students, Workforce

Nurses and nursing students are amongst those being encouraged to provide feedback on the national nursing workforce strategy, now open for public consultation.

New Aged Care Act introduced to Parliament

September 12, 2024

Category: News
/ Tag: Aged Care

The highly anticipated new rights-based Aged Care Act, stemming from the first recommendation of the landmark Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, has now been introduced to Parliament. The new Aged Care Act

Tasmanian nurses and midwives stop work; maternity unit investigation launched

September 11, 2024

Category: News
/ Tag: Action; Campaign, All Nurses And Midwives

Nurses and midwives held stop-work meetings across Tasmania last week to protest unsafe workloads, and the state government has announced an investigation into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Members held stop work meetings