An increase in the number of Indigenous health professionals is one way to help reduce the
poor health outcomes of Australia's Indigenous people. However, while Indigenous students …

Indigenous nurses have the potential to improve access to health services for Indigenous
people by ensuring that services are culturally safe and respectful of Indigenous peoples' …

A well-educated Indigenous nursing workforce is one way to improve the poor health of
Indigenous Australians. The Indigenous Nurse Education Working Group Report (2002) …

Marked improvements in Indigenous health can be achieved by increasing the participation
of Indigenous people in the health professions. Currently in Australia the participation by …

In Australia, the Indigenous health workforce is in urgent need of Indigenous health
professionals with credible qualifications in higher education that they can draw upon when …

A bstract The poor health status of indigenous people has been identified internationally as
a critical issue. It is now commonly accepted that the ability to address this concern is …

Australia needs more Indigenous nurses. This is widely recognised in both academic
literature and government policy. In 2012, only 0.8 percent of the Australian nursing …

Background A strategy to close the gap in relation to Indigenous health is the employment of
more Indigenous health professionals. However, despite government reviews, research …

The provision of a well trained and culturally safe health workforce is critical to the alleviation
of health inequities for Australian Indigenous peoples. Educating and graduating signifi cant …

The number of Indigenous registered nurses (RNs) in Australia is disproportionately small
when compared with the population numbers. Strategies to increase recruitment, retention …