Specialities
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…
Today
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
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…
Aged Care
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…
General
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…
Midwifery
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…
Emergency
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…
Drug and Alcohol
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
Drug and Alcohol