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The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care has released of the Nursing and Midwifery 2023 National Health Workforce Dataset (NHWDS). Some quick figures I found interesting: - there are 326,838 RNs employed in nursing. 292,509 of these are in clinical roles. - 78% obtained their qualification in Australia; 55% born in Australia - 87% are female (very small improvement from 88% the year before) - 74% work in metro locations - 1.16% are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander nurses (a slight drop from 1.48% in 2022) - The average age is 42 You can interact with the data here: https://lnkd.in/g5GDY9pU

How to Register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

A very good read! A joint response from nursing and midwifery peaks on the scope of practice review🌟 I went straight into practice nursing extended hours, multi-disciplinary environment in NZ in 1997. 27 years ago 🤨 Practice Nursing was a revered nursing role. We had more nurses than doctors (in fact every practice I’ve worked in has), working in partnership with GPs, physiotherapists, counsellers, midwives, and pharmacists. I had the choice of an hourly rate, or 50% of what I brought into the practice (whichever was more). We leaned on and learnt from each other. It’s a very satisfying space to work in where every healthcare provider was valued and added value… and yes, GPs were still busy, yes people had more choice, and yes, it made healthcare more accessible. I would love nothing more than to see this partnership in Australia 🌟 We can do this Australian Government 🙏 We have to do this🙌 #modernisingprimaryhealthcare #healthcarepartners #accessiblehealthcare #personcentred

Reading through the Saudi Nursing & Midwifery Scope of Practice: It is interesting how the profession places a great emphasis on Responsibility, Accountability and Autonomy. Nurses and midwives are responsible for performing their duties to the best of their abilities and are obligated to act within the limits of their knowledge, competence and skills. Accountability is a crucial aspect of the profession, where individuals are professionally and legally held responsible for their actions, tasks or duties. Moreover, autonomy is an essential element in the nursing and midwifery profession, as it allows professionals to make decisions for the benefit of their patients beyond their scope of practice, based on their experience. It's reassuring to see that the profession has a set of professional values to guide their practice. #nursing #midwifery #professionalvalues #responsibility #accountability #autonomy

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The #scopeofpractice review offers an opportunity to improve health outcomes and equitable access to care for all Australians by maximizing the potential of all health workforces in primary care. For #midwifery this means midwifery #continuityofcare with a known midwife as already evidenced by the most recent Cochrane review and #birthingoncountry and is a key recommendation of the NSW birth trauma inquiry. It is time to be bold. Australians deserve better. Women deserve better. It’s time to prioritize evidence based best practice multi-disciplinary care. The #scopeofpractice review will be a game changer. Midwives and nurses are qualified and ready to work to full scope. See the nursing and midwifery peaks submission below via Mary Chiarella 👇 Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (ANZ) Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Zoe Bradfield Helen White Alison Weatherstone

How was your week? The INMO wants to hear about your experiences in nursing and midwifery. What went well? What didn't? Complete our anonymous storytelling survey for nurses and midwives and let us know how things are going in your workplace. Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/3LJiyCr

This service allows clients to submit an application to renew the registration certificates of practitioners in the nursing and midwifery professions, complete the renewal process, and present their relevant scientific and experience requirements. Service completion duration: 30 working days. #MoHAP_UAE #eHealth_Services_2024 #Go_Digital #Sustainable_development #MySustainableServices_2024 #Good_Health_and_Wellbeing #QualityofLife

NMCWatch Registrant care CIC was encouraged to read this article by the Independant https://lnkd.in/diNpuXVq However the culture is not isolated to how they treat their own staff - it is endemic on how they behave and how it has become the norm to behave as above how any other organisation in healthcare is expected to behave. Someone very wise said to me recently " If this were an NHS trust it would have been in special measures years ago and the whole board / council would have gone" There are some very good personell at the NMC trying their best to influence change but when behaviour is so indoctrinated something big has to happen. We hear from families of patients, registrants and friends of registrants who have taken their own lives to hear this behaviour is to ALL the NMC deal with. Just because you are under investigation does not mean you should be treated with any less compassion, fairness and care. Many of those under investigation will have their no case to answer and many of those even going to hearing will be cleared. From those cases we have been involved with the glaring aspect is even cases that have gone on years have had very poor investigation, lack of transparency around evidence gathering and a complete disregard for what this is supposed to be about - ensuring safe practitioners remain in the workplace and ones that are beyond remediation are shown this is not the profession for them Currently the process does nothing for "learn" and all for "blame

NHS England urges students to choose nursing & midwifery careers! 🙏 In a bid to further boost NHS workforce numbers, NHS England is urging students and those looking for a new direction in life to consider the university clearing system and kickstart a career in healthcare. The NHS campaign, in which health chiefs are urging soon-to-be graduates to pick a career in nursing and midwifery, comes as A-level students await their results today. Figures indicate that more than 33,500 people in England have already applied for nursing degrees while almost 7,300 have gone down the midwifery route. “Nursing is one of the most rewarding and diverse careers going and alongside midwifery, these professions offer people the chance to make a real difference to people’s lives every day,” said England’s new chief nursing officer, Duncan Burton > https://ow.ly/aONO50SWuYh #Nursing #PatientCare #NHS #NurseLife #StudentNurse #Midwife #Careers #Healthcare