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The huge success of the Hep B PAST project in the Northern Territory is what happens when the model of care is designed with communities rather than for them. Aboriginal Health Workforce course. In less than a decade, Hep B PAST has tripled liver cancer survival rates...
Longstanding CRANAplus Member and supporter, Vanessa Page, was named Midwife of the Year at the 2025 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards in recognition of her Endorsed Midwife Care Program at Gateway Health Wodonga, where she works as a nurse practitioner...
CRANAplus is pleased to welcome Katrina Seng as a new member of the Board. A nurse, midwife and senior health executive with more than 20 years’ rural and remote experience, she is currently serving as Regional Director of Nursing and Midwifery with WA Country Health...
As the new Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery at WA Country Health Service (WACHS), Alison Weatherstone brings extensive experience across rural Australia, national advocacy and international work. In this Q&A, she shares her leadership priorities,...
As Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for NT Health, Kellie Wilton is driving a bold agenda to ensure nurses and midwives can work to their full scope of practice – and to imagine career pathways that stretch far beyond traditional frontline roles. Kellie Wilton For...
Over fifty years of nursing has given RAN Suzy Pluker a rare perspective on the profession. Here, she shares what she’s learnt along the way. Bush campfire cooking. Getting a masterclass in suturing faces. At 16 years old, Suzy Pluker was at risk of homelessness. A...
Another example illustrating the power of education for health workers and people living with viral hepatitis, and the need to tailor initiatives to each setting and community. Rural women’s health expo. Efforts are being stepped up to raise awareness in regional SA...
Just three weeks into their graduate program in Alice Springs, CRANAplus spoke with new grad, Elliot Downes, about making the decision to go remote. Elliot wasn’t too sure what they wanted to do after finishing their nursing degree in Canberra, but being accepted into...
CRANAplus Member and Fellow, Lyn Byers, shares this story outlining the management of a common presentation to remote clinics. Families bring children for a check-up or to address an acute problem. The skill of the RAN is in gathering a comprehensive history,...
The 2025 Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Conference in Adelaide was a chance for health professionals and stakeholders to come together to address resilience and sustainability of the growing care economy. CRANAplus supported Fellow Sabina...
Renal nurse, Nick Corsair, has been named Nurse/Midwife of the Year at the 2025 Western Australian Rural Health Excellence Awards – proudly sponsored by CRANAplus. Under his leadership, kidney transplants in the Kimberley region have surged, rising from just one in...
The traditional medical hierarchy that positions doctors above nurses has deep historical roots, but does it still serve us well? CRANAplus Member, Dr Kirsten Due, challenges the outdated notion of medical superiority and reflects on what she’s learned from her...