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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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Harsher laws for impersonating nurses and midwives
July 1, 2019
People caught impersonating a nurse or midwife will now face up to three years in…
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The Shift Ep. 94: Experience of Privately Practising Mi...
June 24, 2019
Jo Hunter (Privately Practising Midwife), spoke at the recent Midwifery Forum at the NSWNMA on…
Aged Care
50 years after Australia’s historic ‘equal...
June 24, 2019
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Australia’s industrial relations system endorsing the principle of…
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June 20, 2019
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John Hunter Hospital ED nurses win extra staffing
June 19, 2019
Emergency department nurses at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital have negotiated five additional full-time equivalent positions…
Public Health
5,000 nurses & midwives lacks nurse-to-patient rat...
June 19, 2019
On the back of another budget surplus, and projected surpluses over four years, the NSW…
Aged Care
“It broke my heart”: An RN reflects on the...
June 18, 2019
Nurse Rhianna worked in Aged Care before becoming a hospital nurse. What she saw in…
General
Everyone can be an effective advocate for vaccination:...
June 18, 2019
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named vaccine hesitancy as one of their top 10…
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5 foods you need in your snack stash
June 18, 2019
We all know that nurses and midwives are incredibly time-poor, and we skip lunch breaks…