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Greens push for free GP visits

Nursing Review

This is exactly why we need to triple the bulk-billing incentive and establish free healthcare centres.” “We’re seeing people skipping regular appointments, prioritising their kids’ appointments over their own health, or not following up test results because going to the doctor has become too expensive.

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One nurse’s perspective: How to resolve the high cost of healthcare in the United States

American Nurse

Patients and their families are at the mercy of healthcare monopolies for lifesaving care and treatment while some can barely pay for necessities. A universal healthcare plan similar to Medicare could provide basic, free healthcare to all U.S. citizens with an option for supplementary insurance.

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Tips & advice to ace your nursing studies by Jessica

The Nurse Break

The ship was an old ferry that had been converted in a hospital, travelling all around Africa giving free healthcare. I lived halfway across the world in West Africa on a ship called the ‘Africa Mercy’.

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Budget ’24: What’s in it for nurses and midwives?

Nursing Review

"And because these clinics open early and close late, more than one in three visits were outside normal working hours, taking pressure off emergency departments and making it easier for Australians to access free healthcare." Logan Hospital was down by 10 per cent, and Ipswich 25 per cent.