Nurses making significant contribution to success of Urgent Care Clinics

Nurses making significant contribution to success of Urgent Care Clinics

An evaluation report of Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) provides promising evidence that the clinics achieve their desired objective of providing care for illnesses and injuries that are urgent, but not life-threatening, and reduce expensive visits to hospital emergency departments. ACN CEO, Adjunct Professor Kathryn Zeitz FACN, said the evaluation report, by the Department of…

The integral role of Registered Nurses in accessibility and equity in health care

The integral role of Registered Nurses in accessibility and equity in health care

Accessibility remains a cornerstone of equitable healthcare service delivery in Australia, representing the very foundation upon which Medicare was built. Registered nurses (RNs) stand as frontline advocates to provide accessible and equitable health care. However, the extent of their impact hinges greatly on the support and funding of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). Amidst this…