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It’s time to get the nursing workforce into shape

Chris Toye, Associate Professor in Older Persons’ Health Care in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Curtin University in Perth, has called for a system of hospital credentialling so that certain hospitals would be centres of excellence for aged care nursing. … Continue reading

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AINs caring for the frail aged earn less than shop assistants.

Thousands of nurses, working at for-profit aged care facilities, are demanding that employers improve their wages and career opportunities, especially after the Federal Government’s recent decision to make $1.2 billion available from 2013 for better wages, working conditions, career and … Continue reading

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ANF launches online aged care training room

The Australian Nursing Federation have once again shown their commitment to older Australians and the nurses who care for them by offering aged and community care nurses a total solution to meeting their continuing professional development requirements for national registration. … Continue reading

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Governments must act on nursing shortages now!

“As a matter of urgency, Australia has to now start rebuilding a future nursing workforce to replace current nursing staff who will be retiring over the next 15 to 20 years.” A new report by Health Workforce Australia showing a … Continue reading

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Finally Some Great News For The Aged Care Sector!

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) today congratulated the Gillard Government for injecting $1.2 billion over five years for Australia’s under-resourced aged care workforce as a centrepiece of its landmark overhaul of the aged care sector. ANF Federal Secretary Lee Thomas … Continue reading

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