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New powers for nurse practitioners, midwives to provide...
May 17, 2024
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has commended MPs and Senators for supporting new Legislation which gives highly-trained nurse practitioners (NPs) and midwives the scope to provide people with safe, quality care. The Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for Collaborative Arrangement) Bill 2024, passed the Parliament yesterday. The Bill had been introduced into…
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Midwifery
‘Like a piranha’: how midwives’ descr...
January 12, 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) promotes exclusive breastfeeding as the optimal way to feed infants.…
Mental Health
Mental Health services disrupted by COVID-19 in half...
January 12, 2021
A global report on the continuity of essential health care services by the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Emergency
COVID-19 leads to “startling” change in ED present...
January 6, 2021
Emergency Departments have a drastic change in the number and acuity of patients being admitted through the…
Registration
Sexual misconduct notifications rare, but issues still...
January 5, 2021
Notifications to regulatory authorities regarding sexual misconduct against nurses and midwives are rare, but continue…
Mental Health
Distress, depression and drug use: young people fear fo...
January 5, 2021
This week, the bushfire royal commission is due to hand down its findings. Already, the…
Work
Change is automatic. Progress is not.
January 5, 2021
It’s a new year. Most people use it as a time to hit the ‘reset’…
Aged Care
Aged care failures show how little we value older peopl...
January 4, 2021
As the royal commission begins investigating the failures of the residential aged care sector, it…
Midwifery
Tokophobia is an extreme fear of childbirth. Here’...
January 4, 2021
Many pregnant women worry about birth. Some, however, suffer from a much more serious condition…
Member Stories
Naomi Lavery: our December nurse of the month
December 30, 2020
Angela Wright nominated her colleague Naomi Lavery as our December nurse of the month. This…