“Our country needs our own nurses.' The international nurses’ union says Australia needs to train its own nurses instead of poaching from overseas. | Dana_Adele
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association , representing 91,000 nurses working outside of hospitals, said the federal government should focus on training local nurses to fill aged care roles.
Australian College of Nursing president Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward said improving aged care nurses’ pay, which is subject to abacked by the federal government, was needed to attract more nurses to the sector. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said overseas nurses will play a role in staffing aged care homes underThe reforms, a key Labor election promise, include making it mandatory for aged care homes to have a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day from July 2023.
“Australia owes a debt of gratitude to nurses, and the government has made clear commitments to boost their workforce in the aged care and health sectors,” he said.
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