ANMF concerned by removal of COVID-19 safety measures
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has expressed concern that the mandatory COVID isolation period will be scrapped for people who test positive apart from hospital and aged care workers. ANMF Federal Assistant Secretary, Lori-Anne Sharp said that we were yet to see the real impact of dropping the isolation period from seven to […]
In safe hands: How Health and Safety Reps are keeping workplaces safe
Registered nurse Nick Howson describes COVID-19 as “the giant monster at the door” for the past two-and-a-half years. His job on an acute adult mental health admissions unit with 34 inpatient beds at western Sydney’s Cumberland hospital has been impacted by a range of issues such as understaffing, role overload and inadequate workplace health and […]