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General

A burnt-out health workforce impacts patient care

May 16, 2022
Throughout the pandemic, we’ve heard much about health-care worker burnout. But what we haven’t heard much about is its effects on patients. Even before the pandemic, health workers were grappling with long hours, high workplace demands, staff shortages, and limited…
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General

Nurses continue raising voices for a stronger future

The incredible courage of nurses and their unwavering dedication to patient care is being recognised…
General

“Nurses now need more”: ANMF calls for refo...

On this International Nurses Day (IND), the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is asking…
Aged Care

ANMF corrects Morrison’s aged care claim

In response to Scott Morrison’s claim during this week’s Leaders’…
General

Nurses for nurses: Why a National Nurse and Midwife Hea...

The Federal Labor party has announced that, if they win…
Midwifery

Midwives matter, alongside mothers and babies in their...

As midwives, nurses and other health professionals pause to recognise…

Mental Health

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Mental Health

10 per cent of healthcare workforce considered suicide...

April 7, 2022
New research shows Australia’s healthcare workforce has been in severe distress during COVID. A new study has found that one in ten healthcare workers in Australia had thoughts of suicide…
8 days ago
Mental Health

COVID-19 weighs heavily on psychiatric nurses

December 2, 2021
Cumberland mental health nurses knew COVID-19 would eventually reach their understaffed and ill-prepared hospital, but their warnings went unheeded. When the Delta outbreak took the…
Mental Health

3 out of 4 kids with mental health disorders aren’t a...

Mental Health

For refugees in Australia, life during COVID lockdowns...

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Aged Care

ANMF corrects Morrison’s aged care claim

May 10, 2022
In response to Scott Morrison’s claim during this week’s Leaders’ Debate that he ‘blew the whistle’ on aged care,  Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Federal Secretary Annie Butler said:…
6 days ago
Aged Care

Care workers to get better deal under Labor

May 2, 2022
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), welcomes an election pledge by Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese to establish an expert panel…
Aged Care

Aged care nurses contemplate futures ahead of election

Aged Care

Securing nurses and care workers in aged care

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General

A burnt-out health workforce impacts patient care

May 16, 2022
Throughout the pandemic, we’ve heard much about health-care worker burnout. But what we haven’t heard much about is its effects on patients. Even before the pandemic, health workers were grappling…
Today
General

Nurses continue raising voices for a stronger future

May 12, 2022
The incredible courage of nurses and their unwavering dedication to patient care is being recognised this International Nurses’ Day. As tens of thousands of aged…
General

“Nurses now need more”: ANMF calls for refo...

General

Nurses for nurses: Why a National Nurse and Midwife Hea...

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Midwifery

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Midwifery

Midwives matter, alongside mothers and babies in their...

May 5, 2022
As midwives, nurses and other health professionals pause to recognise International Day of the Midwife, many midwives across NSW are grappling with the challenges they face without safe staffing ratios.…
11 days ago
Midwifery

Group Clinical Supervision for midwives

May 18, 2021
Midwives are leaving the profession, many of them at the beginning of their careers. A new trial of group clinical supervision is underway in Australia…
Midwifery

Midwives are delivering above and beyond

Midwifery

Push to overhaul maternity staffing

Emergency

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Emergency

Poor ED staffing continues to impact patient care

May 4, 2022
Ongoing pressure inside public hospital emergency departments (EDs) has prompted renewed calls by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) for staffing ratios to be mandated on every shift. The…
12 days ago
Emergency

“Disappointed”: College of Emergency Medicine pans...

April 28, 2022
The Australian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has criticised the Liberal-National Government’s pre-election announcement on health, describing it as merely a ‘recap’ of past announcements…
Emergency

Hospital emergency departments are under intense pressu...

Emergency

EDs in desperate need of 1:3 nursing ratios

Drug and Alcohol

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Drug and Alcohol

Working From Home When Home Isn’t Safe

December 15, 2020
On the International Day for the Prevention of Violence Against Women, unions launched a new workplace resource, Working From Home When Home Isn’t Safe: Responding to Family and Domestic Violence…
1 year ago
Drug and Alcohol

COVID changed the way we use drugs and alcohol — now...

October 20, 2020
During crises and disasters, alcohol and other drug use often changes. But the changes are not straightforward and impacts may be different for different groups…
Drug and Alcohol

Alcohol consumption spikes during lockdown

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Opioids still the leading cause of overdose deaths in A...

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