Sonia Martin is a fervent advocate for health care that listens, championing a health care model that prioritises the complex social needs of the people she cares for. She established the street outreach health service OneBridge in 2023. The organisation provides much needed health care to people experiencing vulnerability in her local community in Queensland. The organisation now operates nationally, providing nurse-led care to priority populations unable or unwilling to access conventional health care.
Around one in ten Australians aged 60 years or over have undetected heart failure. In response to this problem, APNA has teamed up with researchers to run a clinical trial that uses cutting-edge AI technology and skilled primary health care nurses to detect heart failure in its early stages and to prevent unnecessary hospitalisations.
The newly re-elected Labor government has made a $500-million funding promise for women's health. This means that the delivery of sexual and reproductive health care in Australia is set to transform. But is the nursing workforce ready for this change? New opportunities are emerging for nurses and midwives to expand their skills in this crucial area of health care.
Anita Moyes explains how the quality of care that Australian school nurses provide to young people is crucial and can be life-changing, even though it is often overlooked. in Australia.
Australia has committed to eliminating hepatitis C by 2030 and primary health care (PHC) nurses can make a major contribution towards achieving this goal. PHC nurses have unique and direct access to people with and at risk of hepatitis C, and their person-centred approach to care means they can meaningfully engage people and reduce experiences of stigma. We studied the vital role of PHC nurses in hepatitis C care delivery and identified factors that will enable the elimination response.
Introducing Florence by APNA.
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) have delivered culturally safe, holistic, and community-led health care to First Nations communities across Australia since the early 1970s. What began as grassroots advocacy and service delivery has evolved into a national movement of 146 organisations.
For APNA’s first Reflect RAP, we looked to commission a First Nations artist to create an artwork representing who we are as an organisation. This search for an artist involved a wish list. We especially hoped to find someone who was a practising nurse and, even better, an APNA member. We could tick every item off that list when we found Lesley Salem AM.
Haley Hodgson’s nurse-led clinics target prevention.
In 2024, the APNA Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Survey celebrated its 21st anniversary. For over two decades, it has provided APNA, government, and the broader health sector with critical insights informing policy, practice, research, and advocacy, leading to meaningful improvements in primary health care (PHC) nursing across Australia.
Health misinformation is everywhere. Understanding how to counteract it is now a vital public health issue. We spoke to two experts – social commentator and author Van Badham and epidemiologist Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz – about how misinformation works and what primary health care nurses can do about it.
This will be my last Primary Times message as APNA President. APNA has worked hard to strengthen the
organisation, our corporate governance, and our prominence in national health policy. As a result, APNA is now seen as THE GO-TO organisation, not just for primary health care nurses but also for big-picture thinking in primary health care
For more than 20 years, APNA has been dedicated to supporting the professional growth and development of primary health care nurses across Australia. APNA is thrilled to announce that we have reached a new milestone with the establishment of the APNA Foundation and the announcement of our first positive disruptor, Samantha Browne.
It has been a fast start to 2025 with APNA wasting no time in making an impact. We continue to elevate the profile of primary health care nurses to ensure you are valued, visible and respected.
The vital role primary health care nurses can play in smoking cessation
References for the Winter 2025 issue of Primary Times.
