As COVID-19 continues to put increased pressure on Australia’s health care services, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has opened up its Career Hub Online Portal to help match nurses looking for work with employers urgently seeking frontline staff. “We have an interesting situation in that resources are, quite rightly, being funnelled towards the COVID-19…
Some of the most vulnerable Australians, including those who live in rural and remote communities, will miss out on access to primary care despite the COVID-19 funding package announced yesterday by the Minister for Health, Greg Hunt. “We welcome the fact this support will make it easier for those living in the city or who…
Australia’s acute care workforce could be boosted by up to 250 additional Enrolled Nurses (ENs) thanks to a new scholarship program being offered by the Australian College of Nursing. “The COVID-19 pandemic is putting unprecedented pressure on all parts of Australia’s health system, including our hospitals,” Australian College of Nursing CEO, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward…
Thousands of nurses on health’s frontline are being put at risk every minute of every day as they care for Australians during the COVID-19 crisis due to the Government’s failure to provide them with access to personal protective equipment (PPE). “PPE for health care workers is vital as we fight to overcome this health emergency,”…
Enabling nurses to utilise their training and expertise to provide care directly to the community in order to help reduce the spread of infection, support Australians to manage chronic health conditions and keep people out of hospital is vital if the nation is to successfully respond to and overcome the current health crisis it is…
In the immediate wake of the first unified World Obesity Day, which took place on 4 March 2020, the Australian College of Nursing has developed a toolkit to equip nurses to be the primary health care lead in caring for children and young people who are overweight or obese. “Overweight and obesity is a global…
Older Australians deserve high quality care, and this requires more registered nurses working within aged care, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) said today as it welcomed the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Counsel Assisting’s Submission on Workforce. “Over the past two decades, while older people’s clinical needs have…
Nurses are on the frontline of every lifesaving battle against the array of diseases that sadly inflict our community. Nurses will utilise this expertise to protect Australians as we face the coronavirus threat. “While this coronavirus is new, nurses are trained to deal with infectious diseases and are ready to support Australians just as they…
Climate change has the potential to undermine public health gains made over the past 50 years and Australian governments, industry and the community must unite to tackle this emergency, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) said today. ACN and its colleagues across the health sector have joined forces to call on the Commonwealth and NSW…
The Australian College of Nursing has today called for major changes in health care funding and delivery models to improve outcomes for poorly serviced populations, including the aged, people with multiple, chronic diseases and those who are marginalised and disadvantaged by geography, culture or poverty. Releasing ACN’s A New Horizon for Health Service: Optimising Advanced…