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THE Australian Medical Association has slammed a Federal Parliament report suggesting practice nurses could do up to 70 per cent of the work now performed by GPs.

Less than 200 blood service nurses have been given permission to take industrial action a week after 30,000 of their Victorian colleagues were told they faced $6,000 fines if they went on strike.

An innovative pre-admission programme for gynaecology surgery developed by a Waikato Hospital nurse has won a top prize at the annual national health awards.

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) in conjunction with Reconciliation Australia proudly announces the launch of the ANF Reconciliation Action Plan.

RCNA is seeking applications for the following scholarships, awards and grants under the National Research and Scholarship Fund.

BED closures will almost certainly hit Victoria's public hospital system within the next fortnight if the Brumby Government fails to improve its offer to the state's public sector nurses on wages and patient ratios.

Victorian nurses have given the Brumby government a two-week deadline to improve wages and conditions.

OVERNIGHT shifts filled by agency and casual nurses were cut from 10 hours to eight hours at Royal North Shore hospital in a desperate attempt to save money, nurses say.

YEARS ago three of my children developed a chronic, life-threatening disease, so I have spent an awful lot of time in hospitals.

LORRAINE Smith says she couldn't help telling people she was a doctor.