The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is pleased to see the 2022-23 Victorian Budget provide much-needed support for workforce shortages in the nursing profession. Key measures include training and hiring 5,000 new nurses and a recruitment drive for up to 2,000 international health care workers to help the state’s post-pandemic recovery, “I welcome the Victorian…
The Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) 2022/23 Pre-Budget Submission highlights why growing the number of senior clinical registered nurses who meet advanced practice requirements is essential to improving the health of all Australians for generations to come. “There are over 400,000 nurses, making us the largest health workforce nationally and we deliver care across all…
By Jessica Pham, ACN Media Officer By the year 2030, Australia’s health workforce is predicted be short by 123,000 nurses. For the current profession, that means that most of you will have decided to retire and the Millennial generation will be the future of the nursing workforce. This year at ACN’s annual signature event,…