APNA Workforce Survey
APNA’s workforce survey aims to equip nurses working in primary health care with information on the workforce conditions of their profession
APNA CPD Portal
Store and retrieve your continuing professional development through a simple and accessible web portal.
News: Be prepared for thunderstorm asthma
The National Asthma Council today launched a suite of resources on thunderstorm asthma to prepare healthcare professionals and their practices for the upcoming grass pollen season. Written for GPs, practice nurses and pharmacists, the new resources include an information paper on the causes, prevention and treatment of thunderstorm asthma and a refreshed information paper on managing allergic rhinitis in people with asthma.
News: Quality improvement in PIP
The Practice Incentives Program (PIP) provides funding to eligible general practices to help them with quality improvement activities. In the 2017–18 Budget the government announced a new Quality Improvement (QI) Incentive. The new QI Incentive will start from 1 May 2018 to ensure general practices are ready.
APNA Workforce Survey 2017
You are invited to take part in APNA's 2017 snapshot of nurses working in primary health care. For APNA to represent and advocate for nurses working in primary health care, we need to understand the capacity, conditions and experience of the workforce. The survey takes 25 minutes and we recommend doing this on your desktop computer.
News: Older Australians urged to take health more seriously
New research has found that almost half of our Australians in their 70s are not looking after their health. The research found 60% admit to not eating a balanced diet, over half (52%) are drinking more alcohol than recommended, almost half (49%) are not maintaining an active lifestyle, and 70% remain unaware they are at risk of serious conditions like shingles.
