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Govt to fund extra 1,000 nursing places
September 29, 2008 - 11:13AM, smh
The federal government says it will help fund more than 1,000 new nursing university places.
The announcement will take the number of commonwealth-supported places to 1,094, from next year.
Three-hundred places have been allocated to campuses in regional areas. There are 55 more midwifery places and 130 openings for specialist mental health nurses.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made the announcement while visiting John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle ahead of a community cabinet meeting.
Mr Rudd said nursing was a "priority area" and the extra places would help to increase nursing staff in the hospital system.
"That will benefit patients in the health system significantly and, ultimately, the community," a statement from Mr Rudd and cabinet colleagues said.
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- Dear Fellow Bloggers, For some time I have thought about starting a left of centre news and commentary service and I have tried to do this by using email. But as some good, but email overloaded friends have suggested, a better way to go may be by blogging. So here it is! Jenny's Red News. My primary interests are left of centre politics and the very important question of how can we get left of centre parties, groups and grouplets in Australia working together more co-operatively. The right of centre predominates politics in this country at the present time, and they are on the march. We on the left of centre need to work together more co-operatively and constructively to put the left of centre agenda out there, for the perusal and consumption of the Australian people. Particular topics that will be reported on and on which comments are welcome are: Industrial relations - Opposition to Workchoices Refugee and Asylum Seekers Human Rights Civil Liberties Opposition to the Welfare to Work Changes Health System Reform Aboriginal Health and Reconciliation Jenny Haines posted by JENNY'S RED NEWS at 12:50 AM 0 comments