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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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Community Campaigns
Public back midwives in staffing campaign
August 1, 2018
Maternity staff at Wollongong Hospital have made gains in their campaign to raise staffing levels…
Community Campaigns
Consumer power pushes for better births
August 1, 2018
An active group of Wollongong mums is showing how health care consumers can influence hospitals…
Midwifery
Recruitment woes for regional maternity unit
August 1, 2018
Difficulty in recruiting experienced midwives and a dwindling casual pool are serious challenges for Shoalhaven…
Midwifery
Midwife shortage: risks for mums and babies
August 1, 2018
Understaffed maternity services are pressured to discharge mothers and newborns before they are ready. Mothers…
Workplace News
Why some branches voted ‘No’
August 1, 2018
172 NSWNMA public health system branches voted ‘Yes’ to accept a 2.5 per cent pay…
Aged Care
Winning hearts and minds for aged care
August 1, 2018
Nursing home staff in northern NSW use shopping centres, community halls and the media to…
Midwifery
Midwives reclaim their heritage
August 1, 2018
Midwives have protected women and their rights throughout history, says Professor Hannah Dahlen. A couple…
Unions
A decade of neglect leads to NZ nurses’ strike
August 1, 2018
National stopwork is the culmination of a wage freeze and broken promises of improved staffing.…
Unions
Green light for workplace freeloaders
August 1, 2018
US Supreme Court loads the scales in favour of employers. The United States Supreme Court…