Nurse practitioners can now issue cause-of-death certificates and witness non-written health directions in the ACT. ACN calls on other jurisdictions to follow suit, and remove all unnecessary barriers preventing NPs from delivering holistic care #NursesAreTheSolution
Great news: the bill to enable designated RN prescribers to access the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme has been unanimously supported by the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee. Read more: https://ow.ly/YAaM50YmKBU #NursesAreTheSolution
Hospital admissions for Australians aged 75 and over have surged. ACN is calling for investment in nurse-led aged care models, to help keep older Australians out of hospital. Read more: https://ow.ly/uMsZ50YjLF6 #NursesAreTheSolution
Outdated funding rules virtually lock registered nurses out of delivering holistic primary care. ACN is calling for $275 million to establish nurse-led clinics and reform funding barriers. Read more: https://ow.ly/2uyH50YjLBy #NursesAreTheSolution
ACN is calling for government support to embed Australia’s newest group of prescribers, registered nurse prescriber, in the health system. More: www.acn.edu.au/media-release/government... #NursesAreTheSolution
The evidence is clear: access is a key barrier to getting vaccinated – and we need to act urgently. Read more: https://ow.ly/W6eb50Yiu0K #NursesAreTheSolution
The Australian College of Nursing's Pre-Budget Submission 2026-27 is out. It offers an evidence-based blueprint to protect care for every Australian by investing in nursing. Read more: https://ow.ly/fCou50YhUph #NursesAreTheSolution
Nurse immunisers have the skills, the training, and the legal authority to vaccinate – just not the funding, as ACN Chief Nursing Officer Frances Rice told The Australian. Read the full story (paywalled): https://ow.ly/4IHy50YhoU2 #NursesAreTheSolution
BIG NEWS: Australian Treasurers have backed scope of practice reforms. The Australian College of Nursing welcomes the announcement that Treasurers have agreed to support health practitioners working to the top of scope of practice. Read more: https://ow.ly/pTJf50XzfhI #NursesAreTheSolution
Nurses are transforming aged care in Wagga, in regional NSW, with a program ensuring older Australians don’t miss vital health checks and medication reviews. The Wagga Daily Advertiser has covered it here (paywalled): https://ow.ly/h2GS50XkJFo #NursesAreTheSolution
Great to see more focus on how nurses can intervene early and help prevent the development of chronic conditions in at-risk groups of people. Read more: https://ow.ly/9Ep350XiPp3 #NursesAreTheSolution
Fantastic to see a powerful endorsement of nurse-led care from a regional GP in the ABC today. Read more here: abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #nursesarethesolution
ACN is marking Wound Awareness Week by calling on the Federal Government to consider how advancing nurse-led models of care could dramatically improve access to holistic wound care in Australia. Read more: acn.edu.au/media-releas... #NursesAreTheSolution
ACN's National Nursing Forum has launched with strong backing for nurses working to their full scope of practice from ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith. Read more:
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💊 A "landmark moment for Australian nursing”: a new prescribing standard for nurses will come into effect in September, however nurses won’t be authorised to prescribe straight away. Find out more at the NMBA website: www.ahpra.gov.au/News/2025-05...
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