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Edith Cavell Trust Scholarship 2025: Applications Open
May 2, 2024
Applications for the Edith Cavell Trust Scholarship for the 2025 academic year are now open from 1 May 2024 to 31 July 2024 That means studies that fall within the academic year 2025 (including part-there-of) are eligible to apply! The scholarship is open from 1 May, closing 31 July 2024. Full Members and Student Members of…
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Aged Care
Government ‘had no plan’
October 6, 2020
The federal government would have been better prepared for COVID-19 outbreaks at Newmarch House and…
Aged Care
Staff cuts continue despite pandemic
October 2, 2020
Rather than employing more workers to cope with COVID-19, many nursing homes have cut staff…
Aged Care
Minister doesn’t want to know
October 2, 2020
ANMF federal secretary, Annie Butler, has called on the Morrison government to work with nursing…
Aged Care
Battling the ‘stigma’ of aged care
October 2, 2020
Aged care workers should be appreciated and recognised more for their commitment and care for…
Aged Care
Pandemic exposes weak clinical care
October 2, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of quality clinical care for elderly residents, says…
Unions
Robbed in retirement
October 2, 2020
The Morrison government wants to delay the increase in superannuation from 9.5 per cent to…
Unions
Super withdrawal scheme puts burden of COVID crisis on...
October 2, 2020
Many experts see the super early release scheme as poor policy. More than 600,000 young…
Public Health
NSWNMA wins fit testing for mask wearers
October 2, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association has achieved a win in its campaign for better…
Mental Health
Staffing win eases strain on mental health nurses
October 2, 2020
NSWNMA members have won staffing and other improvements at a violence-plagued mental health centre in…