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Improvements to workplace safety for nurses working in regional and remote areas urgently needed 22 September - The literature review undertaken by registered nurse and researcher Laura Wright from James Cook University’s Murtupuni Centre for Rural and Remote Health found that recommendations from research on Remote Area Nurses (RANs) workplace Read more
Grim dementia stats highlight the need for urgent action to fix aged care 22 September - The soaring numbers of people living with dementia in Australia only underscores the need for greater skills mix, enhanced staff-patient ratios and more Registered Nurses 24/7 in aged care homes. Read more
How well do the COVID-19 vaccines protect against COVID-19 Delta variant? 21 September - There is emerging evidence showing that existing COVID-19 vaccines effectively protect people against the dominant Delta variant of COVID-19. Read more
ANMF condemns ugly Melbourne protests 21 September - The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has called on Victorian protesters to “stop the violence” and “stop fighting for the right to overwhelm our health system”. Read more
‘Health system needs to do more to help smokers quit’ – Cancer Council 21 September - Cancer Council Australia has backed calls published in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health for smoking cessation to be included as routine practice in the health system. Read more
Push for Saturday Christmas penalty rates 21 September - All the ANMF (SA Branch) wants for Christmas in 2021 – aside from world peace and a cure to crush COVID forever - is Christmas public holiday penalty rates for employees. Read more
ANMF applauds 95 per cent of residential aged care workers on reaching COVID-19 vaccination deadline 17 September 2021 - Article by Kathryn Anderson - Over 95% of aged care workers who have been jabbed with their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 76.9% of fully vaccinated workers have met today’s mandatory vaccination deadline set by the Federal Read more
Safe maternal and newborn care the theme for today 17 September 2021 - Today is World Patient Safety Day, 17 September, with the World Health Organization (WHO) urging all stakeholders to “Act now for safe and respectful childbirth’’, the theme for 2021 being “Safe maternal and newborn care”. Read more
Worksite Representatives General Election 2021 17 September 2021 - The term of all Worksite Representatives (WSRs) expires on 31 October 2021. Read more
Masters of Research Grant for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and/or Midwives 16 September - The Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre at the University of South Australia (UniSA) is offering a $20,000 grant for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander nurse or midwife to undertake a Masters of Research on a priority topic that im Read more
Training to support end of life nursing practice: End of Life Law for Clinicians 16 September - Nurses have a significant role in caring for and supporting patients nearing the end of life. Read more
Government recruitment plan ‘tinkering around the edges’ 16 September - A plan to recruit an extra 370 nurses and midwives for Adelaide's public hospitals has attracted criticism from the ANMF (SA Branch). Read more

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