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Consumer control in the mental health sector
Giving consumers control to determine their own recovery pathway is at the core of new national mental health standards. The new standards, designed...
Hepatitis C testing even more accessible
South Australian Viral Hepatitis Nurses are joining a world-first HCV point-of-care testing program being rolled out nationally in Australia. Viral...
Student story: Diverse patient needs by the sea
Nursing student Kate Janjatovic was fortunate to land a student placement in the tropical town of Carnarvon, WA, alongside her friend. Kate shares...
Student story: Back to the country way
Perth nursing student Bethany Egbers completed her WA Country Placement seaside, an 8-hour journey south in the picturesque town of Esperance....
Mindful Photography Competition
Capture a moment that displays and encourages mindfulness for your chance to win a $200 gift voucher. The CRANAplus Mental Health and Wellbeing Team...
Melioidosis – and its Wet Season connection
Dr Ella Meumann from Menzies School of Health Research discusses melioidosis, a predominantly wet season disease caused by the soil-dwelling...
Empowering child nutrition
It’s not enough to tell parents to feed their children healthy food, says nutrition expert Anthea Brand. Primary health care nurses also need to...
CRANAplus launches Mirii Course designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners and Workers
Our brand new CRANAplus Mirii Course is designed to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners and Workers with the skills...
Converse Culture Shock – Unaccustomed to the familiar
When you return from a stint in a remote community, home life can suddenly seem unfamiliar, write CRANAplus Members Ms M Press and Ms R Caine. Most...
Remote child health: a later transition
Child Health nurse and long-time CRANAplus Member Dianne Paul, now 72, describes herself as a ‘late starter to remote’ and yet despite retiring from...
Celebrating our 2022 Aurora Award Winner Lynette Byers
2022 Aurora Award recipient, Lynette (Lyn) Byers, who works as a Clinical Nurse Consultant with Nganampa Health Council in the APY Lands and...
Quality and safety superstar: Lorraine Harry
This year’s recipient of the Excellence in Remote and Isolated Health Practice Award is Quality & Safety Officer at Mala’la Aboriginal Health...