Workforce/Access Shortage

Workforce Shortage/Access to Care

US: trends in makeup of funeral industry

Posted In: Entry to Practice, Reports on Professions, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Oct 26

The National Funeral Directors Association has indicated that 79% of this year's mortuary students are female, up from 35% in 1995, reflecting a...

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California releases proposed regulations on NP scope of practice

Posted In: Scope of Practice, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Oct 5

The California Board of Registered Nursing has released proposed regulations for two new categories of nurse practitioners with expanded scope of...

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Calls for better integrated care between mental health and substance use treatment

Posted In: Education & Training, Multi-disciplinary Care, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Oct 5

Concerns are being raised in New Hampshire about the need to better integrate care for mental health issues and substance use disorders. Research...

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US House considers Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act

Posted In: Scope of Practice, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Sep 28

The Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act under consideration in the US House would reduce barriers to practice for nurse practitioners and...

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Professional Standards Authority: "Safer Care for All" report

Posted In: Discr in Regulation, Diversity, Regulatory Reform, Transparency, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Sep 7

The Professional Standards Authority in the UK has just published "Safer Care for All: Solutions from professional regulation and beyond," a...

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Illinois: incentive program for community behavioral health professionals

Posted In: Workforce/Access Shortage,

Sep 7

Illinois's Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program is now in effect, allowing certain licensed Illinois mental health...

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Nevada: emergency regulation change for teacher licensing

Posted In: Entry to Practice, Fees/Budget, Reducing Barriers to, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Sep 7

Nevada's governor has signed an emergency regulation that reduces the cost of substitute teacher licenses and allows 6-month extension of...

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Update: pushback on charges against Vermont pharmacies

Posted In: Compliance & Discipline, Facilities Regulation, Regulation in Emergency, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Aug 31

In June, the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation filed charges against Walgreens pharmacies, alleging that staffing shortages and unplanned...

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Overview of expanded pharmacist scope of practice

Posted In: Scope of Practice, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Aug 24

This article provides details of nine states that have expanded scope of practice for pharmacists, including analysis of which authorities granted...

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Canada appoints chief nursing officer

Posted In: Administration, Scope of Practice, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Aug 24

Reinstating a position that was eliminated in 2012, Canada's federal government has appointed a national chief nursing officer. The role will...

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Kentucky approves alternative route to teaching certification

Posted In: Alt Pathways to Licensure, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Jul 13

Kentucky's Education Professional Standards Board has approved an emergency regulation to allow colleges or universities to partner with school...

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Illinois: license reactivation for mental health practitioners

Posted In: Alt Pathways to Licensure, Re-entry to Practice, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Jun 22

A new law in Illinois will allow mental health professionals who have been out of practice for less than five years to temporarily reactivate...

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