Australians willing to pay extra tax to reach higher standards in quality aged care
Australians willing to pay extra tax to reach higher standards in quality aged care
Calls to increase Victorian staff in wake of growing COVID-19 aged care cases- State government introduces worker support payment
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) is urgently calling on the federal government to direct private providers to increase their nursing, personal care, cleaning and support staff numbers following the growing cases of COVID-19 outbreaks in Melbourne’s nursing homes. The call comes as some Victorian aged care facilities and aged care groups planned […]
Army of volunteers supports Australian frontline workers by producing thousands of scrubs
Healthcare workers across the country will receive a free pair of scrubs as part of a volunteer-led response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 6,000 orders to be filled by the end of the month. Founded by Victorian Annabelle Parsons “over a glass of wine and Zoom”, with a healthcare worker in April this […]