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Nurse practitioners on reform agenda |
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Thursday, 23 October 2008 09:04 |
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australianageingagenda June 12, 2008 The industry has welcomed the Health Minister's proposal to reform the structure and funding of the national health system. |
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Nurse GP plan bad for patients: AMA |
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Thursday, 23 October 2008 09:03 |
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The Age June 13, 2008 A federal government plan to increase the role of nurses in general practice will both endanger patients' lives and be costly, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says. read article... |
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Sexual Health Choices Limited |
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Thursday, 23 October 2008 08:51 |
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The Canberra Times June 18, 2008 [Danielle Cronin]
Some patients' choices were limited and health costs were driven up as a result of barriers faced by Australia's only sexual health nurse practitioner...
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Doctors monopoly prolongs the pain |
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 15:19 |
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The Australian June 19, 2008 [Mike Steketee] Elissa O'Keefe is a nurse practitioner in sexual health with a masters degree and more than 10 years' education to her credit. But if she decides one of her patients in Canberra needs a particular medicine, she has to send them to a doctor to get a prescription, even though the doctor in most cases will know less about the health issues involved than O'Keefe. read article... |
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 15:08 |
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Spotlight on NP Debora Webster-Bain.
24 Jun 2008
Debora has been employed at Sunshine Hospital Emergency Department for past 7 yrs. Endorsed as ED Nurse Practitioner in March 2007. She has instigated policy and procedure changes to enable the Nurse Practitioner role to become an accepted model of care for patients who present with minor injuries, minor complaints, and issues in relation to threatened miscarriage and other womens' health issues. |
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Thursday, 23 October 2008 09:01 |
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The Herald Sun June 17 [Ged Kearney] Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has stirred up a hornet's nest with her proposal to give nurses and other health care professionals the chance to play a greater role in the care of patients read article... |
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Nurse practitioners ready for a bigger role in health system |
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Thursday, 23 October 2008 08:47 |
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ABC Posted Wed Jun 18, 2008 [Ged Kearney] Nurse practitioners may well be the answer to Australia's health concerns. For Australians to see the benefits of real and sustainable health reform there must be major reform to the way health services are funded and delivered. This means putting nursing and midwifery at the centre of decisions in health and health reform. [Please note the high number of positive comments associated with this article] read article... |
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Ministerial Statements: Commonwealth Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer and Other Health Reforms |
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 15:17 |
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House debates 23 June 2008 I will be asking the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer to be involved in the development of the Primary Care Strategy, given the important role that practice nurses play in primary care settings and the scope, amongst other things, for looking at how the roles of practice nurses as well as nurse practitioners might be expanded. The Honourable Icola Roxon read article...
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 15:06 |
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Courier Mail 29 June 2008 [Kay Dibben] Queensland Health should employ hundreds more specially trained nurse practitioners to cut patient waiting times in hospitals, the QNU says |
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