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Remote area nurse John Wright elected as CRANAplus Board Chair
Professional 7 Dec 2023
Experienced remote area nurse John Wright has been appointed as the new Board Chair of CRANAplus, the peak professional body for remote health in Australia.
Release of The National Rural and Remote Nursing Generalist Framework heralds new era of preparedness for remote area nurses
Professional 27 Mar 2023
The Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention & Rural and Regional Health, the Hon. Emma McBride, has today launched the National Rural and Remote Nursing Generalist Framework…
Nursing organisations condemn Morrison Government for failures in aged care
Professional 2 Feb 2022
The country’s peak nursing organisations today stand together to condemn the Morrison Government for its failure to protect Australia’s nursing home residents, and the nurses and care workers doing…
“Government to lure doctors and nurses to rural regional and remote areas by slashing university debt”
Professional 14 Dec 2021
Peak nursing organisations welcome the announcement of additional support for health practitioners to work in rural and remote areas.
Remote Area Nurses Recognised for Excellence
Professional, Conference 20 Sep 2021
Outstanding Australian remote health professionals are being celebrated this September with the announcement of the 2021 CRANAplus Award Winners.
Calls for Nurse Practitioners to be utilised in COVID vaccination roll-out
Professional 30 Jul 2021
A COALITION of peak nursing organisations is calling on National Cabinet today to include Australia’s highly-skilled nursing practitioner (NP) workforce in the COVID vaccination roll-out.
First past the post: Rural health workers must get ahead of the COVID vaccine field
Professional 28 Jul 2021
In the race to protect the population from COVID, peak rural health bodies are united in their call for rural health workers to have priority access to COVID vaccines, as their risk of exposure…
Federal Regional Health Minister Mark Coulton discuss issues affecting remote health
Education, Professional 2 Jun 2021
The meeting between Minister Coulton and CRANAplus was the ideal opportunity to discuss the recently released 2021 – 22 Federal Budget initiatives targeting rural and remote health,…
Scholarship in memory of Gayle Woodford is making a difference in rural & remote communities
Professional 17 Mar 2021
March 23, 2021, marks five years since the tragic death of much-loved Remote Area Nurse (RAN) Gayle Woodford. It is also the fifth anniversary of a scholarship set up in Mrs Woodford’s memory, which…
Decades of dedication
Professional, Conference 11 Dec 2020
This year, breaking tradition due to the challenges surrounding COVID-19 we present the 2020 CRANAplus awards to you digitally. The 2020 CRANAplus awards focus specifically on recognising remote…
Blood donation policy marginalises minorities
Professional 17 Jun 2020
Australia’s blood donation policy marginalises minorities. CRANAplus and the Australian College of Nursing are calling for Australia to catch up with other OECD countries who have made it possible…
Remote Health Workforce Safety — It’s time for change
Professional 24 Jan 2017
CRANAplus, the peak professional body for Australia’s remote & isolated health workforce, today released their report into Workforce Safety and Security. The report is the first stage of a larger…