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The New South Wales Ministry of Health, branded NSW Health, is a ministerial department of the New South Wales Government. NSW Health supports the executive and statutory roles of the Ministers for Health, Regional Health, Mental Health, and Medical Research. The Ministry also monitors the performance of the state-wide health organisations that ...
Two trainee nurses operating a neonatal incubator in 2011. Nursing in Australia is a healthcare profession. Nurses and midwives form the majority (54%) of Australian health care professionals. [1] Nurses are either registered or enrolled. Registered nurses have broader and deeper education than enrolled nurses.
Blacktown Hospital is a university teaching hospital in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, about 34 kilometres from the Sydney CBD.Together with Mount Druitt Hospital and associated community health centres, [1] it is a part of the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). [2]
A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice nurse who can provide advice related to specific conditions or treatment pathways.According to the International Council of Nurses (ICN), an Advanced Practice Nurse is a registered nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice, the characteristics of ...
The Australian Medical Student Association provides a yearly Internship Guide to help guide medical graduates in their application process, as well as providing general information about the different State and Territory Health systems and clinical opportunities available at the various hospitals. [10]
The new name better reflects the union's membership base, which comprises both nurses and midwives. The association had a membership of over 76,000 in 2021. [ 3 ] In 2024 members of the union engaged campaigning, including strikes, to gain equivalent pay and conditions with their peers across the rest of Australia.
These levels correspond to salary levels set by the Australian government's Higher Education Academic Salaries Award (2002). [1] There has been a significant increase in academics at level D and E (Associate professor and professor) in recent years, with full time faculty at this level increasing from 16% to 25% of the academic workforce ...
The office was reconstituted as a fully independent "Department of Public Health" headed by the Minister (titled Minister for Health since 1930) in 1938. [8] The department existed until its abolition in 1972 with the passing of the Health Commission Act 1972 which created the "Health Commission of New South Wales" headed by the minister. [9]