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- Medical Health Aged Care, National News Current Affairs
- 05/11/2024
- 16:17
Unleashing the potential of the rural and remote health workforce
The long-awaited final report Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce: Scope of Practice Review was released today following over a year long process to conduct the review in four phases. “The National Rural Health Alliance congratulates the team led by Professor Mark Cormack for this important review which will provide the direction for health policy for many years to come,” said Susi Tegen, Chief Executive of the National Rural Health Alliance. “We are particularly pleased to see the focus on rural and remote barriers highlighted and solutions.” The report provides a number of specific inclusions and recommendations related to…
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- General News
- 05/11/2024
- 15:40
FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES LEADERS MEET WITH NSW MINISTER
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 5 November 2024 FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES LEADERS MEET WITH NSW MINISTER Some 20 NSW early intervention service providers for children and their families gathered at a Sydney roundtable with NSW Minister for Families and Communities Kate Washington today to discuss ongoing challenges in the sector. The roundtable was convened by Fams, the peak body for NSW not-for-profit family and children’s services in NSW. Fams CEO Susan Watson thanked Minister Washington for attending the roundtable and said it was a great chance to discuss critical topics including how does NSW create interconnected systems of care for children,…
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- Agriculture Farming Rural, Human Resources
- 05/11/2024
- 15:10
The race that stops the grain trains
Grain handlers stopped for two hours this afternoon at grain sites across the Western Plains, New England North West,Riverina and Central West as part of escalating industrial action. Industrial action occurred at Boggabri, Narrabri, Moree, Parkes, Caragabal, amongst many other sites, said the Australian Workers’ Union which represents the workers. The protected industrial action has been authorised by the Fair Work Commission after negotiations broke down withGrainCorp last month. The workers have seen their pay go backwards in real terms over the last three years. In 2021, 2022 and 2023 grain handlers received an annual increase of only 2% a…
- CharitiesAidWelfare
- 05/11/2024
- 15:06
The West Melbourne community needs your support this Christmas – Dig deep for the Salvos Christmas Appeal to help give hope to those in need
5th of NOVEMBER 2024 The West Melbourne community needs your support this Christmas Dig deep for the Salvos Christmas Appeal to help give hope…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 05/11/2024
- 14:35
GPs warn of worse access and more waste under Scope of Practice recommendations
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has urged the Federal Government to exercise caution in its assessment of the recommendations of the Scope of Practice Review report, warning some recommendations will make seeing a GP harder for more patients. The College said some of the report’s recommendations may sound good on the surface but will result in a costlier health system, more delays to care, and higher out-of-pocket costs for patients. The RACGP is particularly concerned about the proposal to open direct referral pathways to more health professionals. RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins said: “This is a report, not…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 05/11/2024
- 13:36
ACN urges action on key recommendations from Scope of Practice Review
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) welcomes the findings and recommendations of the Final Report of the Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce - Scope of Practice Review, released today by the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler. ACN is urging the Government to respond positively to the recommendations and ‘unleash’ the full potential of nurses and midwives, the largest and most geographically dispersed health profession in Australia. ACN CEO, Professor Kathryn Zeitz FACN, said the Review acknowledges and explains the restrictions, barriers, and inconsistencies across States and Territories that prevent nurses, nurse practitioners, and…
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- Business Finance
- 05/11/2024
- 13:26
FPT Partners with OutSystems to Strengthen Low-Code Offerings
SEOUL, South Korea–BUSINESS WIRE– Global IT company FPT has recently entered into a three-year partnership agreement with OutSystems, a recognized leader in high-performance application…
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- General News, Political
- 05/11/2024
- 12:44
US election: UNSW experts available for comment
Several experts from UNSW are available to comment on the 2024 US election. Law Professor Rosalind Dixon is an expert in comparative constitutional law…
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- Technology Innovation
- 05/11/2024
- 12:10
NTT DATA and Google Cloud Expand Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Data Analytics and GenAI Adoption for APAC Enterprises
Dedicated Google Cloud Business Unit created to drive joint solutions and market strategies Co-innovation to drive cloud solutions and support customers’ growing need for…
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