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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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Research
No link between night shift work and breast cancer: stu...
December 19, 2019
A British study of more than 100,000 women over ten years finds “no overall link”…
Workplace News
Know your penalty rates over Christmas and New Year!
December 19, 2019
With a number of public holidays over the Festive Season, nurses and midwives asked us…
Workplace News
WHS Alert: Smoke Haze, Bushfires and Air Quality
December 19, 2019
Bushfire smoke contains a mixture of gases and very fine particles that can be hazardous…
Workplace News
Westmead Hospital’s ED buckling under pressure
December 19, 2019
As Christmas and the New Year fast approaches, nurses inside Westmead Hospital have raised grave…
General
New legislation for cosmetic injectable products
December 17, 2019
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provided information regarding updates to legislation relating to cosmetic…
Climate Change and Environment
The air pollution in NSW is a public health emergency
December 17, 2019
27 health and medical groups have today released a joint statement calling on the Federal…
Aged Care
ANMF questions ‘transparency’ in MYEFO aged care fu...
December 17, 2019
ANMF Media Release 16 December, 2019 With no laws in place to guarantee transparency in…
Professional Issues
NSW emergency departments busier than ever
December 11, 2019
Presentations to emergency departments in the state’s public hospitals hit an all-time high during the…
Workplace News
Armband protest widens
December 10, 2019
Nurses don grey armbands and badges to highlight workplace violence as survey reveals the problem…