Practice nurses want to administer the COVID-19 vax without direct GP supervision
The rule is just about the Medicare item, says the president of the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association.
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GP receptionists: From the bottom of my heart, I thank you!
Kenny the Elvis impersonator is back in our practice and dressing down our head receptionist. The tirade is so loud and aggressive that the other patients…
Practice nurse stole GP prescription pads to protect career: tribunal
She said she forged scripts to conceal her mental health issues during fertility treatment.
One in five practice nurses plans to quit, survey shows
Better pay, mentoring and appointing a nurse manager is key to retaining these nurses, say Australian researchers.
Practice nurse ‘put her own bank details’ on clinic’s invoices
The nurse has been suspended after admitting she received 17 payments intended for the medical centre where she worked.
Many GP nurses still doing fewer hours than before COVID-19
This is despite MBS funding for practice nurse telehealth, says APNA president Karen Booth.
GP nurses and receptionists are ‘heroes’, says college
They have borne the brunt of patients' frustrations throughout the pandemic, says RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon.
What funding is on offer to save your practice nurse?
It is claimed a thousand practice nurses have lost their job since COVID-19 but there are ways to protect them, writes health economist Peter Larte…
5 ways your nurses can add more value
Nursing staff in primary care have the skill and desire to get more involved. So what's holding them back?
1 in 4 primary care nurses ‘under-utilised’: survey
Nurses say their requests for more complex work are being turned down by employers.
