Specialities
Midwifery
Calling all midwives – share your opinion on the sust...
August 13, 2026
Are you a midwife working in an Australian maternity service, employed at a university, or practising privately? The FUCHSIA national study (future proofing the midwifery workforce in Australia) is exploring the health, wellbeing, and sustainability of the Australian midwifery profession. …
Today
Aged Care
National aged care survey reveals staffing shortages, e...
ANMF calls for mandated staffing ratios to ensure safe, quality care for aged care residents.…
Mental Health
Specialist nurses to lead in mental health emergencies
The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the state government’s investment in health-led…
Emergency
Regional MPSs still waiting for the ratios they were pr...
The ED experience vindicates our faith in ratios, and our…
Mental Health
Mental Health
Specialist nurses to lead in mental health emergencies
July 30, 2026
The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the state government’s investment in health-led mental health responses, following the announcement of a new model of care. Eight Mental Health…
14 days ago
Mental Health
Mental illness is up in young people, dementia is now t...
July 10, 2026
Australians’ life expectancy has increased steadily over time but dropped during the COVID pandemic, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute…
Mental Health
Is your workload harming your health?
Aged Care
Aged Care
National aged care survey reveals staffing shortages, e...
August 11, 2026
ANMF calls for mandated staffing ratios to ensure safe, quality care for aged care residents. A new survey of Australia’s aged care workforce has revealed, despite the Federal Government’s legislative…
2 days ago
Aged Care
The fight continues in aged care
July 30, 2026
More than 60 members attended a recent NSWNMA Aged Care Summit and vowed to continue campaigning to improve the sector. There have been many achievements…
General
General
Nurses will soon be able to prescribe PBS drugs. Here&#...
July 16, 2026
Imagine your elderly father is in an aged care home. It’s Friday afternoon, and he’s run out of his regular Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) blood pressure medication and he can’t…
28 days ago
General
Wages welcomed but further support for staff lacking in...
June 23, 2026
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the government’s funding allocation towards the recent wages increase for nurses and midwives in today’s state…
Midwifery
Midwifery
Calling all midwives – share your opinion on the sust...
August 13, 2026
Are you a midwife working in an Australian maternity service, employed at a university, or practising privately? The FUCHSIA national study (future proofing the midwifery workforce in Australia) is exploring…
Today
Midwifery
Nurse and midwife Donna Garland appointed to new Chief...
May 29, 2026
Donna Garland, a midwife and registered nurse who was most recently the general manager of the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick, has been appointed the state’s…
Emergency
Emergency
ED ratios “a gamechanger”
July 30, 2026
Winning 1:3 ratios in ED was hard fought and the transition has been challenging but the rewards are undeniable, say Kelly Falconer and Victoria Dane. There are now almost 80…
14 days ago
Emergency
Regional MPSs still waiting for the ratios they were pr...
July 30, 2026
The ED experience vindicates our faith in ratios, and our Multi-Purpose Services are now crying out for them. Thomas Hubbard, the branch secretary of the…
Drug and Alcohol
Drug and Alcohol
Paracetamol use in pregnancy: No proven harm
October 15, 2025
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer has joined the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), global medicines regulators, clinicians, and scientists in firmly rejecting claims that paracetamol use during pregnancy is linked to ADHD…
29 days ago
Drug and Alcohol
Drug overdose deaths continue to climb
October 11, 2024
There were 2,356 drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2022, according to the Penington Institute’s annual drug overdose report. Of these overdose deaths, 80 per cent…
Drug and Alcohol
Extreme heat might make MDMA riskier
Drug and Alcohol