Overseas Recruitment & Safe Staffing: A Cornerstone for Improving Australia’s Healthcare System

Overseas Recruitment & Safe Staffing: A Cornerstone for Improving Australia’s Healthcare System All countries worldwide are facing a growing demand for healthcare workers, driven by an ageing population and rising chronic disease prevalence. According to a recent WHO report, there are an estimated 29 million nurses worldwide (2.2 million midwives), with an estimated shortage of…

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Great news for UK/Northern Ireland Passport holders applying for Australian Working Holiday Visa (WHV)

The Australian Government have announced enhanced pathways for UK/Northern Ireland passport holders from July 1st 2024. The new arrangements will remove the specified work requirements. From 1 July 2024, UK passport holders will be eligible to be granted Working Holiday visas up to a total of three years without having to meet any specified work requirements. This…

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Midwifery at Tamworth Hospital

I recently met with Emily Bainbridge as part of our podcast series for our Hunter New England Overseas recruitment campaign. Emily is a dual qualified registered nurse and registered midwife working in Tamworth Hospital in New South Wales. Having been a registered nurse for 11 years, last year Emily got the amazing opportunity to undertake…

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Spotlight on Midwifery in Sydney

Aleksandra Szycman is an Irish trained Midwife who graduated from UCD in 2017. After attending an information roadshow in Dublin hosted by Hurstville Private Hospital she started a year-long journey to get to work as a Midwife in Sydney, Australia. With the support of ICE Group, Aleksandra started in Hurstville Private Hospital at the start of March 2020,…

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Midwifery in Australia – A Clinical Perspective

Wendy Foye, Maternity Services Manager, Hurstville Private Hospital Australia Veronica Zupan, Director of Nursing and Midwifery, North West Private Hospital, Tasmania. Midwifery in Australia is much like Midwifery overseas, where we strive to have the best of midwifery practice despite the difference settings. In most public hospitals throughout Australia, you will find a range of…

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