This fact sheet provides insights and statistical data on the primary health workforce in Gippsland, Victoria. It provides an overview of nursing, allied health and medical health practitioners in comparison to Victoria. In Gippsland, the health care and social assistance sector is the largest industry of employment, accounting for 20% of the total workforce in...

The independent review assessed the design, delivery and effectiveness of the HELP debt reduction program for doctors and nurse practitioners in rural, remote or very remote areas, and teachers in very remote areas. The report contains nine recommendations to improve uptake, simplify administration and strengthen the evidence base ahead of the program’s next review.

Nurses are uniquely positioned to lead healthcare policy development; however, evidence of nurses’ engagement in policymaking is limited. This umbrella review aims to examine and summarise nurses’ involvement in healthcare policy development aimed at transforming health. The review highlights that nurses and midwives are frequently marginalised in policy fields.

The report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the global nursing workforce. It calls on policymakers, associations, regulators, development partners, partner organisations and other stakeholders to utilise the report for policy dialogue and decision making on how and where to strengthen nursing to achieve universal health coverage. It identifies 17 policy priorities.

This paper advocates for a shift from a biomedical to a socialised model of health care which focuses on social determinants of health and a leading role for nurse-led services. This white paper uses a hypothetical case study to illustrate the different journeys a patient may experience using a biomedical model compared to a socialised...