A regional Victorian doctor is calling for changes to make it easier for internationally qualified nurses to practise in Australia after a career break. Key points: An internationally-qualified nurse will have to return to the UK to retrain to work in Australia She has been told a short course is only available to Australian-trained nurses A regional Victorian doctor says …
The City of Greater Bendigo will privatise its Home Support aged care services by June next year. City of Greater Bendigo Mayor Andrea Metcalf said the government's new Support at Home program intended to open up the market for aged care providers, making it more competitive and giving clients greater choice about who they accessed care from. "The City of …
Families of aged care residents in regional Victorian nursing homes say the major political parties need to make hard promises to lift standards in aged care and increase accountability for those doing the wrong thing. Key points: Families have called on major parties to commit to fixing aged care to their standards The Liberals and Nationals say their plan is …