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Aged care left reeling from outbreaks and lockdowns 20 January - The COVID crisis has hit aged care hard with as many as 30,000 elderly residents in South Australia in lonely lockdown and more than a half of the state’s 270 aged care facilities (155 homes) impacted by outbreaks (Federal Government fig Read more
ANMF concern at lack of transparency on COVID-dedicated hospital 19 January - The ANMF (SA Branch) has expressed concern at the lack of consultation and transparency over the State Government’s move to make the Angaston District Hospital a COVID-dedicated hospital. Read more
Nurses and midwives, ambulance and doctors take health crisis to the top 17 January - The three peak groups representing more than 25,000 of South Australia’s Nurses, Midwives, Care Workers, Ambulance Workers and Doctors will be meeting with SA Premier Steven Marshall, to discuss the urgent action the Marshall Government Read more
Catch our COVID updates 14 January - The ANMF (SA Branch) website has a raft of information about COVID-related issues including PPE and personal safety, your work rights and responsibilities. Read more
Media Release - Aged care worker collapses from lack of hydration 14 January - The COVID onslaught is causing havoc within the aged care sector with reports that South Australian care workers are fatigued and dehydrated from long hours in personal protective equipment, with one fainting on the job. Read more
Regions buckle under COVID pressures 13 January - Regional and rural health services are facing breaking point due to the high number of COVID-19 infections in the area. Read more
More beds won’t solve staff shortages 13 January - The ANMF (SA Branch) has welcomed the Government’s move to transfer non-COVID patients from public to private hospitals to free up about COVID-dedicated beds but warns that staff shortages remains a critical issue. Read more
ANMF CEO takes fight to Minister 12 January - South Australia's Health Minister Stephen Wade probably wasn’t expecting to be taken to task so strongly when speaking with ABC Radio this morning. Read more
Project to investigate building a culture of safety in Australian residential aged care facilities 12 January - A Macquarie University researcher has received a $650,000 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant for a project that will examine building a culture of safety in Australian residential aged care facilities Read more
Living with the consequences of decisions made by others 10 January - For most of the last two years, nurses, midwives and aged care workers have lived with the impacts of COVID19. Read more
Recognition of frontline workers during Pandemic 7 January - ANMF (SA Branch) first sought consideration of a recognition payment by the dept Health and Wellbeing in November last year. Read more
Members warned of fatigue ahead of COVID outbreak 23 December - The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch) welcomes the recognition that fatigue is an existing issue for many health care workers, particularly nurses and midwives by SA Health but says with a health system already und Read more

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