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South Australia has done it. Mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios are now law — 1 nurse to every 4 patients in major metropolitan hospitals. 

This is what fighting for safe care looks like. SA nurses: your advocacy made this happen.

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From 1 March 2026, nurse practitioners gained significant new Medicare rights — including the ability to request ultrasounds for complex gynaecological conditions, provide patient end support during specialist video consultations, and deliver surgical assistance in underserved areas.

This is a meaningful recognition of advanced practice roles in Australia's health system, and a step forward for access to care in rural and regional communities.

Medical and nursing professionals: how is the expanded NP scope affecting your practice or your team? Are there areas where you'd like to see this go further?

#NursePractitioner #MBS #Medicare #HealthReform #NPAA #AdvancedPractice #ScopeOfPractice

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Read our open letter to health representatives on the crisis in Geelong 👇

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Two midwives, both mothers, were assaulted and chased back to the hospital after a late-night shift. When we surveyed staff, every single respondent said they felt unsafe walking to their car.

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Australia is projected to be short 70,000+ nurses by 2035 — and right now, 74% of nurses are already reporting exhaustion and burnout.

We know this isn't just a statistic. It's the double shifts. The missed breaks. The patients you didn't have enough time for.

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A retired paramedic spent 25 years walking nurses to their cars at Geelong Hospital because security wouldn't do it.

What needs to happen before this gets fixed?

#WorkplaceSafety #NursingWorkforce #NPAA

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A pregnant nurse. A screwdriver at her throat. This is Victoria's healthcare system in 2026.

They deserve a government and a health system that treats their safety as non-negotiable.

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Two Geelong midwives were chased through a carpark after a night shift last Friday.

We want to know: have YOU ever felt unsafe walking to your car after a shift?

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It has now been over 510 days since the federal government completed its second round of consultation on the National Nursing Workforce Strategy — and we're still waiting for it to be released.

Australia is projected to face a shortfall of 70,000+ nurses by 2035. Our members are working in under-staffed, under-resourced environments right now. A strategy sitting in a drawer helps no one.

We want to hear from you: What is the one workforce issue that a National Nursing Workforce Strategy needs to address as a matter of urgency? Drop your answer in the comments. 

#NPAA #NursingWorkforce #HealthPolicy #NursingAustralia #PatientSafety #NurseShortage

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SA Coroner's Ambulance Ramping Inquest: Government Accepts All 18 Recommendations SA

The South Australian Government has accepted all 18 recommendations from a Deputy State Coroner's inquest into three deaths linked to ambulance ramping and hospital pressure between 2019 and 2022.

The Coroner found one death was preventable and another "potentially preventable."

SA Health has established a monthly oversight committee to track implementation, with two key recommendations already marked complete. Ambulance ramping in May 2026 fell 17% year-on-year — 3,958 hours — with the Central Adelaide Local Health Network recording a 47% reduction.

https://t.co/hcRfa49xEg

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$2,600 a year. That's what nurses at Sunshine Coast University Hospital are paying just to turn up to work.

No transparency, no accountability and no real alternative for workers finishing a shift at 11pm who can't safely walk to a bus stop.

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Health Services Daily has put into words what so many of our members already feel: AHPRA's public defence of its position this week answered the public's questions. It didn't answer the profession's.

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A government report quietly released during budget week confirms what our aged care nurses already know: the system is at breaking point.

Read the full UQ analysis:
https://t.co/3w2TxlFe4Z

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"I have the qualifications and the skills. They just don't see the point."

One nurse. Thousands of stories just like it.

The APNA workforce report dropped yesterday and it confirms what our members have been saying for years. Underutilised nurses burn out. They leave. And we all lose.

Butler's committed. Now we need action, not assurances.

💬 What's one thing that would make the biggest difference to how you work right now?

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115 doctors. One letter. Four failed cultural reviews. And they're still not being heard.

💬 Queensland members, are you seeing this in your workplace? What does "raising concerns without fear of reprisal" actually look like where you are?
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This week, we celebrated International Day of the Midwife, and this story from the Royal Flying Doctor Service is exactly why we celebrate.

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#InternationalDayOfTheMidwife #NursesAndMidwives #RoyalFlyingDoctorService #NursingPride #NPAA

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🚨 Eight nurses. Three hours. Locked in a room with a knife-wielding patient just metres away. And staff had already warned this could happen.

Drop your experience below or DM or email us confidentially. 👇

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🚨 97% of emergency nurses report occupational violence. This is not a statistic. This is someone's every shift.

Your story is evidence. Your voice is advocacy. Share it below or DM or email us confidentially. 👇

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✅ NPAA welcomes NT hospital safety measures, but prevention must be the priority.

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