Poorer countries could be left with fewer nurses post COVID-19

High-income countries must shift from bolstering their nursing workforces by recruiting international nurses to training enough of their own to meet healthcare demands post COVID-19 if poorer countries can have any chance of coping with the pandemic, a new report by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has revealed.  In order to become “self-sufficient” they […]

ANMF calls for Paid Pandemic Leave for all Aged Care Workers

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has called for the federal government’s Paid Pandemic Leave to be extended to all aged care workers who need to get tested and self-isolate if they have symptoms of COVID-19, are a close contact of someone infected with COVID-19, or are required to self-isolate or quarantine. While the […]