Health Outcomes Medicare Pharmaceutical 
Nursing Review
MARCH 17, 2025
ACTION 3 : Work with State and Territory Governments to pass laws to support qualified Registered Nurses in every State and Territory to prescribe approved medications under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. For Endorsed Midwives, this includes tests such as NIPT, pelvic ultrasound, multiple pregnancy items and iron studies.
Nursing Review
MAY 26, 2025
This pilot expanded the role of appropriately trained community pharmacists, allowing them to provide certain Schedule 4 medications without the need for a prescription, including the resupply of the contraceptive pill, treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections, and access to travel health advice and vaccinations. A further $34.5m
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Nursing Review
JULY 21, 2025
Digging into the data The BJOG paper examined the outcomes for 368,292 births selected out of a bigger data set of 867,334 women who gave birth in NSW, Queensland and Victoria between January 2016 and December 2019. These complexities are much more prevalent in the public system and impact on health outcomes.
The Nurse Break
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Widespread adoption of digital health tools such as telehealth and virtual models of care can help patients access care from home with the use of equipment to monitor their health status. For instance, pregnant women are rarely included in studies trialling pharmaceutical therapies.
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