AI Holds Potential to Revolutionise Medicine

The Commonwealth Government is developing a National Nursing Workforce Strategy which aims to address workforce challenges and support the nursing profession in Australia. In late 2023 they consulted with many nurses and providers to identify issues facing the nursing workforce. The Australian College of Nursing published its response, providing recommendations to improve nursing conditions, workforce retention, and service delivery in Aged Care and rural and remote health.

Are you interested in Aged Care? Aged care is one of the fastest growing sectors in Australia. With many reforms taking place over the next few years, including the Single Assessment System and The Support at Home program, the Department of Health and Aged Care have published a range of resources to help both employers and job seekers to understand these changes and the workforce development opportunities available.

The latest ABS statistics: the proportion of Health Care and Social Assistance businesses reporting vacancies continues to trend downward. Job vacancy volumes are still high compared to pre-pandemic years, but the rate of growth is slowing. Strong quarterly gains for total jobs, filled jobs and employees demonstrates continued resilience in the sector despite contractions and rising unemployment in other industries.

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) was set up by the Australian Government to fund important health and medical research projects. View the current calendar of MRFF initiatives and grant opportunities, available for researchers working in a variety of clinical and practice areas.