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2023 CRANAplus Member Survey Results

2023 CRANAplus Member Survey Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2023 Member Survey. Your participation helps us to develop a deeper understanding of your experiences and gather valuable workforce data. It allows us to tailor our services, target our advocacy to priority issues, and...

Ann’s train journey takes an unexpected turn

Ann’s train journey takes an unexpected turn

CRANAplus Board member and RN Ann Aitken recently found herself tending to a person with chest pains during a recreational train journey. Here she tells her tale – and pays thanks to having recently undertaken the CRANAplus Advanced Life Support course. Ann Aitken and...

Broken systems? Fix them

Broken systems? Fix them

How often could something you are doing at work be simplified, improved, or adjusted to better meet the health needs of individuals or the community? Be honest. Sometimes, it can feel to you and your clients that things could be simpler, smoother or have better...

Baby bundles of success in PNG

Baby bundles of success in PNG

While building a school in Papua New Guinea, carpenter Barry Kirby became aware of the region’s incredibly high rate of preventable maternal and newborn fatality. 12 years and two degrees later, he returned as a doctor. Now 10 years into his new career, Barry and RN...

Supporting the wellbeing of remote agency nurses

Supporting the wellbeing of remote agency nurses

CRANAplus regularly partners with organisations from the remote health sector to support staff mental health and wellbeing. A recent collaboration with nursing agency Affinity Nursing has upskilled the agency’s placement specialists and provided its nurses with...

Increasing male engagement in rural and remote centres

Increasing male engagement in rural and remote centres

A/Prof Tim Moss from CRANAplus partner organisation Healthy Male provides advice on strategies health practitioners can use to increase male engagement in primary health care. The Ten to Men Australian Longitudinal Study of Male Health shows that around one in five...

Apply now for 2024 scholarships, grants and awards

Apply now for 2024 scholarships, grants and awards

We are now accepting applications for the 2024 Scholarships and Grants program. Nominations are also now open for the CRANAplus' 2024 Australian Remote Health Awards. Browse award categories and support opportunities. Australian Remote Health Awards Each year we are...

Allergies on the rise

Allergies on the rise

Allergies need to be taken seriously. Heather Roberts, who presented an abstract at the 40th CRANAplus Conference and has worked for the National Allergy Council since 2019, explains how rural and remote health workers can access information and training to spread the...