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ANMF welcomes new support payments for student nurses &...
May 6, 2024
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has commended the Albanese Government on new support payments for student nurses and midwives undertaking clinical placement training. Under the ‘Commonwealth Prac Payment’, eligible undergraduate nursing and midwifery students and diploma of nursing students will be paid $319.50 a week during their mandatory clinical and professional training periods.…
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Aged Care
LGBT elders more likely to suffer from loneliness, deme...
February 5, 2020
A new report has found that older LGBT people are at heightened risk of dementia…
Member Stories
Thanks from a bushfire victim
February 3, 2020
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association member Martina Rosas shares her thanks for the support that…
Emergency
Coronavirus: Updated Department Advice
February 3, 2020
The Federal Department of Health has released new advice regarding the recent outbreak of novel…
Aged Care
ACAT privatisation digs a deeper hole for aged care
January 31, 2020
Aged Care Nurse Jocelyn Hoffman writes about what the proposed privatisation of Aged Care Assessment…
Climate Change and Environment
Bushfires create “a serious health emergency”
January 31, 2020
The health consequences of the bushfires are massive and long term. The Climate and Health…
Member Stories
‘We were wearing masks in the hospital because the as...
January 31, 2020
With roads closed by fires, nurse Diane Lang lived at her hospital and worked double…
Mental Health
Grieving for what you’ve lost – and grieving for...
January 31, 2020
After a bushfire, the mental scars can last for years. Past experiences, both in Australia…
Climate Change and Environment
Bushfire information for nurses and midwives
January 31, 2020
Many of us have family, friends or colleagues who have lost homes or been forced…
Mental Health
Worker safety comes first in mental health
January 31, 2020
Mental health facilities must prioritise employee safety over measures to improve the therapeutic environment for…