Latest news: Nurses

John Misto's award-winning Australian play The Shoe-Horn Sonata is on at the Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, from 3 to 27 April.

More than 200 nursing, midwifery and allied health students have been approved for a Study Incentive Program.

More than 360 new graduate health professionals have joined Canberra Health Services this year, minister Rachel Stephen-Smith announced.

Canberrans can nominate outstanding local nurses and midwives for the 2024 ACT Nurses and Midwives Excellence Awards.

In a ground-breaking and commendable move, Warrigal has announced an exceptional 15 per cent pay increase for all eligible staff members.

Canberrans can nominate local nurses and midwives for this year’s 2023 ACT Nurses and Midwives Excellence Awards.

More than one in four hospital shifts do not meet the new nurse to patient ratios the ACT Government was meant to implement by July.

Next week, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Foundation (ANMF) – ACT branch will present a petition to the Legislative Assembly.

Almost 100 nurses and midwives were celebrated at this week’s ACT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

With a nursing career spanning more than 50 years, local woman Jill Dexter, 69, has seen and heard more than most.

Following repeated calls by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation ACT and the Canberra Liberals, the ACT Government has today agreed to launch an independent inquiry into the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Foundation has repeated its calls for an independent inquiry into the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit after a nurse was maimed and WorkSafe ACT issued a prohibition and improvement notice in response to another incident last week.

Nurses at the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit cannot provide proper care for unwell patients due to failings of the ACT Government, the Australian Nurses and Midwifery Foundation (ANMF) – ACT Branch said today.

Canberra Health Services acknowledges that Dhulwa Mental Health Unit is one of its “most challenging health facilities to operate,” but has acted swiftly to address staff concerns, a spokesperson said today in response to criticism by the nurses’ union ANMF following allegations staff were assaulted by inmates.

Patients at the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit are out of control and staff are leaving, claiming the ACT facility is the worst they've worked at.

Thousands of NSW healthcare workers will walk off the job demanding higher wages from the government, following strikes by paramedics and nurses.