Bill Woods speaks with Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward, CEO of the Australian College of Nursing, who are calling for greater investments in nurse leadership and professional development in response to new data outlining the extent of Australia’s workforce shortages.

Quarterly data from the National Skills Priority List released today, highlighted 9,266 advertised vacancies for registered nurses, making it the highest in-demand profession in Australia.

Professor Ward says the data was unsurprising to nurses and that the Australian College of Nursing has been advocating for action to address the workforce crisis.

“When nurses lead, society follows, and an investment in nurses is an investment in the health of all Australians.”

“We must invest in our profession immediately to ensure future generations of Australians continue to receive high-quality nursing care”, says Professor Ward.

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