New medical and nursing workforce reports

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has published two new reports on health workforce statistics from 2013:

Nursing and midwifery workforce 2013
The total number of all nurses and midwives registered in Australia increased from 320,982 in 2009 to 344,190 in 2013 (7.2%). Between 2009 and 2013, the supply of registered nurses and midwives increased (from 917 to 971 FTE per 100,000 population), however the supply for enrolled nurses decreased (201 to 184 FTE per 100,000 population). In 2009 and 2013, there were more employed nurses and midwives in the 50-54 year age group (45,518 and 45,512, respectively) than any other age group.

Medical workforce 2013
The supply of employed medical practitioners has remained steady since 2011, at about 380 FTE per 100,000 population.  The proportion of women among employed medical practitioners has increased steadily since 2004. In 2013, women made up 38.6% of the medical workforce.