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Next month’s federal budget is the time to stop talki...
April 20, 2021
Australia’s aged-care system is in a state of a disaster. The aged care royal commission’s final report, released last month, is just the latest in a decades-long string of depressing reports and inquiries exposing horrific abuse, neglect, and systemic failures. Aged care needs a complete overhaul. Piecemeal reform will not be enough. Although the two…
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Alice Cashin: Paying tribute to a brave war nurse
January 24, 2017
When NSWNMA official Lynne Ridge read a story in The Sydney Morning Herald last year…
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The Lamp advertising rates and dimensions 2019
January 24, 2017
The Lamp is the official monthly publication of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association. It…
Member Stories
Dear Australian student nurses…
January 24, 2017
It’s that time of year. New grads are soon to take up their positions –…
Education
Agency AIN vs hospital AIN – treated differently...
January 20, 2017
Kathy, a final year nursing student, worked as an AIN (assistant in nursing) to make…
Public Health
Note to new Minister: Listen to nurses and midwives
January 19, 2017
The country’s largest health union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says new Federal…
Member Stories
The trauma of the Granville train disaster – Fort...
January 17, 2017
Christine Earlam writes: Today is the 40th anniversary of the Granville Train Disaster and those…
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Vision statements: Is it time for an apology to Indigen...
January 17, 2017
Is it time for the nursing and midwifery professions to reflect on our historical involvement…
Member Stories
Not enough nurses in the nursing home – a daughte...
January 10, 2017
Ensuring safe nurse-to-resident ratios in Aged Care will make a huge difference to the lives…
Member Stories
Sharyn’s story: Midwifery mentoring in the Solomo...
January 9, 2017
Clinical Midwifery Educator Sharyn Corboy spent 12 months as a Midwifery Mentor in the Solomon…