Media Release
September 30 2008
UniSA welcomes new support for nurse education
UniSA’s
Head of Nursing and Midwifery,
Professor Helen McCutcheon has welcomed the
Federal Government’s announcement of 80 new nursing places at the
University of South Australia.
The allocation is one of the highest in the nation and recognises the strong unmet need for nurse education in the state.
“We all know that the demand for qualified health workers from nurses and doctors right through to physiotherapists and other allied health experts is growing, especially as our population ages and we hit a demographic dip in the numbers of skilled young people,” Prof McCutcheon said.
“This will be an important boost for South Australia and we are especially delighted to have been able to make our bid for new places in collaboration with SA Health, so that every undergraduate nursing student will have access to the clinical placements so important to the educational experience.”
Prof McCutcheon said the long term quality of health care in
Australia will be supported by this kind of investment in higher
education and by important local partnerships that support the
development of successful nursing and health care professionals.
The Federal Government announcement will see 135 places made available
for student nurses in SA across UniSA and Flinders University. Across
Australia, 1094 Commonwealth supported higher education places have been
created.
Contact for interviews
- Prof Helen McCutcheon office (08) 8302 2514 email helen.mccutcheon@unisa.edu.au
Media contact
-
Michèle Nardelli office (08) 8302 0966 mobile 0418 823 673
email michele.nardelli@unisa.edu.au