Midwives and nurses now able to prescribe medical abortion drugs
Queensland has become the first state to allow midwives and nurses to prescribe the pregnancy termination medication MS-2 Step. The state’s parliament passed laws on…
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State Government to spend $50 million on nurse-led primary care clinics for women and girls
The Queensland Government says it will spend $46 million setting up free nurse-led walk-in clinics for women and girls. Intended to reduce the financial and…
Nurse suspended for two years after attempting to steal a cannula during hospital night shift
A nurse who was suspended for two years under emergency powers after stealing cannula equipment during a hospital night shift has been given the green…
Nurse who stole 25 face masks suspended for 12 months by tribunal
A nurse who manipulated nursing students into helping her steal 25 face masks and a handful of wipes for her overseas trip has been banned for 12 months and…
‘Secretive’ plan to let registered nurses prescribe MS-2 Step slammed
A Queensland Government plan to let registered nurses prescribe MS-2 Step is another “ad-hoc and opaque” attempt to rewrite health workers’ scope of practice, doctors say. …
GPs excluded as govt signs $7 million deal for nurse-led urgent care clinics
A Medicare urgent care centre contract worth $7.1 million has gone to five nurse-led walk-in clinics with no plans to recruit any GPs. The ACT…
Nurse sanctioned for secretly diluting COVID-19 vaccines with saline
A nurse diluted COVID-19 vaccines with saline after tricking a pharmacist into leaving the room during a vaccination appointment, a tribunal has found. The nurse…
‘Angels of death’: Why do healthcare workers kill those they are meant to protect?
“This was a cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder … There was a deep malevolence bordering on sadism in your actions.” These were…
Mark Butler wants to ‘unleash’ pharmacists and nurses with scope of practice review
Pharmacists and nurses will be able to push for more GP-type roles as part of a Federal Government review into scope of practice. Minister for Health…
Nurses’ plan to prescribe under supervision too risky, doctors warn
Proposals to let registered nurses prescribe under supervision could put GPs at risk of lawsuits and higher indemnity premiums, the AMA is warning. The Nursing…
