The Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee has recommended the passage of the Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025, paving the way for designated registered nurses to prescribe medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from July 2026. The Australian College of Nursing welcomes the Committee’s unanimous recommendation to pass the bill, after…
Nurses working in Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are being held back from leading care, even as the clinics struggle to recruit and retain qualified staff, according to an independent evaluation. The second interim evaluation of Urgent Care Clinics, released by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, reveals a stark gap between nursing and medical…
The Australian College of Nursing is calling on the Federal Government to invest in unlocking the full potential of the nation’s 414,000 registered nurses, to address mounting healthcare pressures. ACN today released its Pre-Budget Submission 2026-27, presenting six evidence-based investments designed to tackle falling vaccination rates, projected nursing shortages, hospital waiting times, and access barriers…
View fullscreenSkip to PDF content More information Parliamentary Friends of Nursing booklet 2026 Parliamentary Friends of Nursing flyer 2026 More resources Position Statement The role of registered nurses in residential aged care facilities 1 July 2016 Position Statement Skill mix in residential aged care facilities 15 March 2022 Position Statement The role of the nurse…
Image: SOS family giving first aid kits to village health volunteers in Fiji. As well as school supplies for the island’s one school. In 2022, Claire Lane was named winner of the Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. This was for her innovative work founding the not-for-profit organisation, Save Our Supplies (SOS), to take on…
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