Celebrating our amazing nurses and midwives

With the International Day of the Midwife occurring on May 5 and International Nurses Day occurring on 12 May, we are holding an event to celebrate our nurses and midwives on 8 May 2025 at 2:00pm.
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Get ready to renew your registration

Renewal looks a bit different this year. Ahpra has a new online portal which will make it simpler to renew and manage your registration. Set yourself up on the new Ahpra portal so that you are ready to renew your registration.
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Taking pride in our Pride in Healthcare & Wellbeing Award

Western Health recently received the LGBTQ+ Inclusive Innovation Award and Bronze Tier Service Provider Recognition at the Pride in Health & Wellbeing 2025 awards.
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Supporting nursing and midwifery leadership

Western Health has partnered with Deakin University to provide our nurses and midwives with a unique opportunity to recognise and validate your professional experience and prior achievements, to earn credit points toward a high-quality Masters degree.
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Let's get flexible!

See how Western Health is leading the way, with our new approach to introduce flexibility to the nursing and midwifery workforce through the Employee Centred Rostering program
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Scrub up in style!

Western Health's new scrubs have been released! Order now to take advantage of a 15% discount.
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Our Nursing & Midwifery Professional Practice Framework

Western Health's Nursing & Midwifery Professional Practice Framework informs all elements of our practice as nurses and midwives.
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Events

This section provides you with details of key dates/events and, where possible, provides a recording or other summary post events being held.
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  Event date: May 5, 2025
International Day of the Midwife 2025
The 2025 theme for International Day of the Midwife is Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis....
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  Event date: May 5, 2025
Hand Hygiene Day 2025
It might be gloves. It's always hand hygiene. ...
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  Event date: May 8, 2025
International Nurses & Midwives Week Celebration 2025
Come along to celebrate Western Health's amazing nurses and midwives...
 Sunshine Virtual

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