Nurse Practitioners Good For Health Reform - Australian Nursing Federation

One of the first steps the Federal Government can take in improving community access to quality health care is to introduce prescribing and referral rights for nurse practitioners, the ANF said. Ged Kearney, acting ANF federal secretary, welcomed the focus on an integrated approach to health care incorporating primary care and aged care into the Australian Health Care Agreements as outlined in the Australian Health Ministers’ Joint Communiqué.

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Filed under: Nursing on February 7th, 2008