Latest Australian College of Nursing News

First Nations health leaders and Health Ministers gather to progress Close the Gap reform agenda
Removal of collaborative arrangements will unleash Endorsed Midwives and Nurse Practitioners and benefit patients
$3 Million For Better Wound Care
ACN calls for major positive image of nursing campaign to help drive health workforce reforms
Women’s Health at the heart of nursing
More Than $18 Million Boost For Endometriosis
Nursing scholarships honour Vivian Bullwinkel and Bangka Island nurses
ACN urges NSW Government to provide greater support for nurses to solve health workforce shortages
ACN frontline members add their voices to the National Nursing Workforce Strategy
New Street Health Faculty to Focus on the Health of Homeless People
Nurses stand ready to complement scarce and overworked doctors
Nurse-led care was vital in Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Study shows why nurses are all too often missing in healthcare leadership with major barriers to career advancement
New Board members at National Rural Health Alliance
Guild welcomes nurses’ submission on workforce review
Primary care model must evolve to reflect changes in health workforce and patient needs
ACN First Nations Faculty Statement – The Voice Referendum
ACN calls for respect and support in wake of Referendum outcome
Nurses say YES to Indigenous Voice to Parliament
AMA confirms need to maximise use of nursing and allied health workforces in rural and regional Australia
Nurse-led care the solution to support growing number of Australians with diabetes
Nursing Peaks Coalition support a Yes Vote to the Referendum on the Voice to Parliament
Charting a Healthier Future: Diabetes Dialogues at Federal Parliament and in South West Sydney
Nurses and Violence – Data, Awareness, Education and Protection Needed
It can be tough getting a GP appointment. Nurse practitioners could take some of the load
Future changes to the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme (PHMSS)
Scholarships to booster aged care workforce
Applications open for 2024 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarships Scheme
The Australian College of Nursing welcomes new President of the Board
ACN proud to contribute to high rates of 24/7 Registered Nurses in aged care
QUT sculptor brings heroic nurse to life at Australian War Memorial
Sydney nurse announced winner of 2023 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers
ACN committed to bolstering aged care nursing workforce and supporting overseas-trained nurses
Nurses gather in Adelaide for learning and leadership
Bullwinkel’s story set in stone at the Australian War Memorial
New ACN Foundation scholarships to honour the memory and sacrifice of Vivian Bullwinkel and the massacred Bangka Island nurses
New ACN scholarships to honour the memory and sacrifice of Vivian Bullwinkel and the massacred Bangka Island nurses
Finalists announced for Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers
Doctors too busy to treat ‘minor ailments’? – Nurses are the solution
International Scholarships for Pacific Island Nations Nurses
Building Australia’s Vital Aged Care Registered Nurse Workforce
ACN welcomes Blair Comley PSM as next Secretary of Department of Health and Aged Care
ACN welcomes Senate report on universal access to reproductive healthcare
Australia reflects on the contributions of our nurses
Government to put social determinants of health on the front page
Vaccinations Fall Behind After Pandemic Push
Skilled Migration Reform Provides Hope for Nursing Workforce Crisis
Nursing Bravery Remembered on Anzac Day