BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 3 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Published Yesterday at 01:33 PM
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
The Honourable Tim Nicholls
New graduate nurses and midwives join the ranks of Queensland Health
* More than 1,800 new graduate nurses and over 180 new midwifery graduates will begin their careers with Queensland Health as part of this year's first graduate intake.
* The intake follows the recruitment of more than 880 new junior doctors in January.
* More than 60 per cent of nurse and midwife graduates will be heading to rural, regional or remote areas.
More than 1,800 new graduate nurses and over 180 new midwifery graduates will join Queensland Health in a sig...