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Lyell McEwin Hospital Nurses Start Anti-Violence Demonstrations Nurses at a hospital where one of their own was stabbed earlier this year are today taking action to visibly demonstrate the impact of the State Government???s lack of action on a plan to address violence and aggression in health care. Read more
NALHN agrees to discontinue flawed staffing calculator The ANMF (SA Branch) has met with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) management, regarding the concerns that were raised by members around staffing levels. Read more
BPSO scholarship winner to observe NZ indigenous models of care Nurse Practitioner at the Women's & Children's Health Network (WCHN) Annie Catanzariti will soon embark on a study tour of New Zealand as the recipient of this year's Best Practice Spotlight Organisation® Scholarship. Read more
Interested in welcoming a trainee at your aged care workplace? On the back of an extremely successful VET in Schools program, our award-nominated education provider ANMEC is seeking interest from aged care providers wishing to take on school-based trainees undertaking a Cert III Individual Support qualification. Read more
Exploring the 10-Point Plan - Point 4 - Report, investigate and act Reporting is a key component of any plan to address violence and allows for issues to be investigated and appropriate action to be taken. Read more
Victorian Coroner agrees we need staff ratios, skills mix in aged care "The circumstances of Fred's death have highlighted a concerning norm in aged care: staffing to patient ratios administered at minimalistic levels which places the delivery of appropriate care at risk" - Victorian coroner Audrey Jamieson Read more
ANMF SA seeks reconsideration of North Adelaide parking restrictions As a follow up to our earlier correspondence to the Adelaide City Council (ACC) regarding the shortening of parking timeframes in North Adelaide, the ANMF (SA Branch) has again written to the ACC seeking reconsideration of its decision. Read more
Allowance win for Medical Imaging staff When members at Flinders Medical Centre Medical Imaging (part of South Australian Medical Imaging (SAMI)) noticed they were not being paid their professional development allowance, the ANMF (SA Branch) stepped in to help. Read more
Exploring the Ten-Point Plan to Address Violence - Point 3 - Include patients and their families Including families in the development of patient care plans can help to identify at-risk behaviours, triggers and how to manage the behaviour. Read more
Shine a spotlight on the extent of violence in your workplace. Report an incident in seconds here As part of our campaign for the State Government to act immediately on a plan to address violence in health care settings, we have established a new online portal for staff to report incidents to the ANMF (SA Branch). Read more
Exploring the Ten-Point Plan to Address Violence - Point 2 - Identify risks to staff and others It would be remiss of any plan to address violence not to include strategies to mitigate the risks within each particular health care setting. Read more
Exploring the Ten-Point Plan to End Violence: Point 1 - Improve Security Who can argue that we need to improve security in SA Health workplaces? The nature and form, of course, will vary according to the circumstances. Read more

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