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Nurses to be honoured on Australia Day 22 January 2021 - Nurses to be honoured on Australia Day. Nurses and other South Australian frontline heroes including police and emergency workers will be honoured at Tuesday’s Australia Day ceremony with a parade at the Entertainment Centre. Read more
COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory for aged care 22 January - Residents and workers in aged care facilities will not be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination in order to remain living or working there, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. Read more
Making the case for Midwifery Caseload Practice 21 January - A new model of care may help alleviate the issue of midwife shortages in regional areas such as Waikerie, ANMF (SA Branch) CEO/Secretary Adj. Associate Professor Elizabeth Dabars AM has told the ABC. Read more
Members invited to have their say on ANMF federal policies 20 January - The ANMF (Federal Office) has national policies relating to nursing, health and social justice, which outline ANMF’s position and provide guidance to members in their practice and at their workplaces. Read more
Members are invited to attend the rally for the Treaty to ban nuclear weapons 20 January 2021 - ANMF (SA Branch) members are invited to attend the rally for the Treaty on the Prohibition of the Nuclear Weapons. There are more than 13,000 nuclear weapons globally, with about 1,800 on hair-trigger alert! Read more
ANMEC providing the building blocks to a career in nursing 20 January - When it comes to empowering students with the skills and knowledge to pursue a career in nursing or caring, no training organisation even comes close to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Education Centre. Read more
5 tips for nailing a medication round 20 January - According to Leeanne Pront, students completing their first attempts at a medication round might be taken back both by how much there is to learn, and how straightforward their supervisor can make the process look. Read more
WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’ 20 January - The World Health Organization’s Director-General has delivered a damning rebuke of the inequitable distribution of COVID vaccines and warned “the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure’’. Read more
COVID delays loom for flu shots 20 January - The seasonal flu shot for aged care residents and workers will likely be postponed while the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations are administered, the ABC reports. Read more
Low-carb diets could drive type-two diabetes into remission 18 January - Low-carbohydrate diets could help put type-two diabetes into remission, an international study suggests. Read more
21 questions with a Forensic Nurse Practitioner 15 January - Meet Tracey Markham! She is currently a Nurse Practitioner, Interpersonal Violence Forensic Nurse, at Yarrow Place. This is an extremely unique and rare role in Australia. Read more
The COVID-19 Effect: World’s nurses facing mass trauma, an immediate danger to the profession 14 January - New evidence gathered by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) suggests COVID-19 is causing mass trauma among the world’s nurses. Read more

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