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A DISPUTE is looming between Canberra and the states over the future of the nation's healthcare system when the premiers and the Prime Minister meet tomorrow at the Council of Australian Governments.

Clipboards that dangle from the nation's hospital beds are facing extinction following a successful trial of Australian-developed technology that allows doctors and nurses to access patient records and medication charts using notebooks and wireless networks.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has admitted it is deliberately pushing the Queensland Government over public health.

TOWNSVILLE'S most expert nurse has been chosen to sort out Bundaberg's troubled hospital.

Their dedication to nursing and strength to overcome racial barriers saw five local aboriginal nurses honoured at the 2005 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards last Friday night in Adelaide.

TAKING advice from his wife Heather, a nursing academic, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has proposed the biggest shake-up of health services in a generation, including splitting the department in two and increasing the role of nurses.

Maitland Hospital is turning to New Zealand and other Australian states to recruit anaesthetists and specialist nursing staff to help curb limited surgical activity at the hospital.

The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MPMinister for Education, Science and TrainingAn additional 40 aged care specialist university nursing places commenced in January 2005 and $3.3 million will be allocated over the next four years to help boost the capacity of Australia's aged care workforce. The additional 40 places will increase to 109 by 2008.

QUEENSLAND Premier Peter Beattie says Queensland nurses will be given a greater role in the state health system.

Seventy per cent of mothers have experienced violent behaviour or threats from their adolescent children, a study reveals.