The Australian College of Nursing says the passage of landmark legislation giving patients access to the PBS for registered-nurse-prescribed medicines for the first time is a major milestone that will improve access to equitable, timely, and high-quality medication prescribing across Australia. The Senate has passed the Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025,…
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Calls to Address Nursing Workforce Crisis
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Heading towards the next Federal Election, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is urging politicians to prioritise the issues impacting the nursing profession throughout the campaign, in the interests of the health of all Australians. “For the last two years, nurses have led Australians through the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,” ACN CEO Adjunct Professor…
Respect Nurses and Midwives
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The ACT Government has launched a new campaign to increase community awareness and understanding about acceptable behaviour towards nurses and midwives working in Canberra’s health system. Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith said the Be kind and respectful to our nurses and midwives campaign calls out violence and aggressive behaviour and aims to increase understanding of…