What is the coronavirus crisis doing to our mental health?
The coronavirus pandemic gripping the world has triggered an increase in anxiety among Australians as the nation faces an uncertain future. Fights over toilet paper at supermarkets and the stockpiling of medicines, driven by lockdown fears, give an insight into the toll COVID-19 is taking on mental health. Clinical Psychologist Dr Rebecca Anderson, from Curtin […]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities must be protected from COVID-19 pandemic, ANMF says
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has used Close the Gap Day to call for the federal government’s national COVID-19 response to include contingency planning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. First Nations people and communities are particularly vulnerable to the potential impacts of COVID-19 due to remoteness, pre-existing chronic health conditions, already-stretched […]
Nursing students are only one solution in responding to covid-19 pandemic
The ANMF believes the government’s response to engage international nursing students to fight the COVID-19 pandemic is only part of the solution when nursing graduates have not yet secured permanent positions. The ANMF stated engaging international nursing students is only one part of the solution in workforce preparedness, arguing that the government must commit to […]
ANMF calls for immediate ban on all non-essential visits to nursing homes during COVID-19 pandemic
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has labelled new restrictions on visits to nursing homes announced today by the Federal Government “out of touch with reality”, arguing a temporary ban must be put in place on all non-essential visits immediately to protect residents during the COVID-19 global pandemic. In response to the escalating outbreak, […]