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Travel to Australia for parents of Australian citizens...
October 22, 2021
From 1 November 2021, parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents will be able to obtain travel exemptions to travel to Australia. A parent can include biological parents, legal (including…
Yesterday
Community Campaigns
Staffing woes transfer to Wyong Hospital’s new buildi...
Central Coast nurses and midwives hold grave concerns for safe…
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Education
ANMF’s Body System Training Room: Member Benefit
Some years ago, the ANMF Federal Education Team partnered with…
3 days ago
Community Campaigns
Rozelle Hospital Oral History Project
Did you work at Rozelle Hospital? Local historian Roslyn Burge,…
4 days ago
Research
Safety at work remains a serious issue for nurses and m...
The results from a recent survey conducted by the Australian…
4 days ago
Aged Care
ANMF warns that new trade deal will hurt aged care syst...
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), representing over 310,000…
4 days ago
Education
First Responder Emergency Services Health and Education...
The Australian First Responder Foundation will help keep our emergency…
4 days ago
Professional Issues
Education
ANMF’s Body System Training Room: Member Benefit
October 20, 2021
Some years ago, the ANMF Federal Education Team partnered with an amazing international organisation known as A.D.A.M. Education. You may not recognise their name but you have probably seen their…
3 days ago
Research
Safety at work remains a serious issue for nurses and m...
October 19, 2021
The results from a recent survey conducted by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) have highlighted significant concerns from nurses and midwives around workplace…
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Aged Care
ANMF warns that new trade deal will hurt aged care syst...
October 19, 2021
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), representing over 310,000 nurses, midwives and care staff across the country, is calling on the Federal Government to defer progressing the largest trade…
4 days ago
Private Sector
Private health employee information for COVID-19
October 6, 2021
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association is providing support and advice to any members seeking information regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Ensure you’re covered at work by joining…
Workplace Issues
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Support at a fact-finding interview
October 5, 2021
Yesterday, I was handed a letter with some allegations and told to come to a meeting with the nursing home manager to explain. It said I could have a support…
18 days ago
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Clarifying an overpayment
October 5, 2021
Clarifying an overpayment After returning from a stint at a vaccination clinic, back to my role at a public hospital, I had an overpayment recovered…
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Payment for isolating
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Single-site employment
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Travel to Australia for parents of Australian citizens...
October 22, 2021
From 1 November 2021, parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents will be able to obtain travel exemptions to travel to Australia. A parent can include biological parents, legal (including…
Yesterday
Work
Wearing an N95? Put that barrier cream down!
October 14, 2021
Skin irritation, exacerbation of skin conditions, and pressure injuries following use of disposable respirators have been widely reported since the beginning of the pandemic, and…
Editorial
Editorial
There’s no going back
October 5, 2021
It can’t just be business as usual post-COVID-19, lessons need to be learnt and applied. If there is one glaring lesson to be learnt from the pandemic it is that science needs to be restored to its proper place at the centre of our decision-making processes. This is particularly true…
18 days ago
Editorial
Stay the course and keep up the fight
August 6, 2021
Our strike and rally actions for shift-by-shift ratios are on pause during the COVID-19 lockdown, but when it is safe we will step it up again. We are eighteen months into the worst public health emergency the world has seen in a century and everyone from experts to politicians are…
Editorial
Listen to the science on ratios
An evaluation of Queensland’s ratios has swept away the last tenuous excuses for not implementing…
Editorial
A road map forward
The Royal Commission into Aged Care final report is not perfect but there are strong…
Editorial
Collective action is vital as we navigate a pathway out...
Solidarity has been at the heart of our success against COVID and we’ll need a…