New partnership to upskill nurses

Australia's largest private hospitals operator has extended its commitment to upskilling the nursing workforce with a new partnership focused on specialised heart care.

Ramsay Health Care has teamed up with global medical technology company Medtronic to offer nurses advanced training in a cardiac catheterisation laboratory.

Also known as a cath lab, the specialised x-ray room allows specialists to treat a range of heart conditions using minimally-invasive catheters instead of traditional open-heart surgery.

Ramsay Health Care has 32 cath labs across 18 of its private hospitals in Australia.

"Working in the cath lab is a special skill set and one that many of our nurses have expressed an interest in learning or improving," said Ramsay's Chief Nurse and Clinical Services Director, Associate Professor Bernadette Eather.

"Ramsay is committed to offering our nurses and healthcare professionals leading education and training opportunities to help them develop in their nursing careers."

The new program will complement existing upskilling opportunities provided by the Ramsay Nursing and Midwifery Academy, which launched in 2021.

"Ramsay Health Care nurses are committed to providing excellent healthcare for their patients, and we're committed to helping them grow their skills and excel in their nursing careers," A/Prof Eather said.

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