Legislation for nurses and midwives to be given access to the Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the first time has been introduced to the House of Representatives by Health Minister Nicola Roxon. The Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 will mean that patients who receive prescriptions from [...]
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Only a few years ago various groups derided the use of nurse practitioners, hospitalists and other ‘non-traditional’ healthcare roles. Whether this was out of genuine concern for patient care or mere professional self-preservation is now irrelevant. Launceston hospital is being forced to look after around 5000 patients as their GP’s will soon retire. It is [...]
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