The Albanese government must do more to attract overseas-trained nurses to fill thousands of vacant roles in hospitals and aged care homes, the peak training body says. | By Dana Daniel Dana_Adele auspol
The government needs to speed up visa processing and registrations for overseas-trained nurses to fill thousands of vacant roles in hospitals and aged care homes, the peak training body says.
“We need marketing strategies that encourage young people to come into nursing as a profession. We are happy to help with any recruitment campaigns ... but it needs to be funded by the federal government.” Australian College of Nursing Director of Education Yvonne Mckinlay, left, with colleagues on the ward in the early 1990s at the Prince of Wales Hospital.
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