The Evitable Conflict: ANMF’s Submission to the Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) recently made a submission to the Australian Government’s Senate Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Committee sought evidence on opportunities and impacts for Australia arising out of the uptake of AI technologies. This included consideration of recent national and international trends and opportunities, potential benefits and […]
Why I joined the ANMF
Victorian nurse Francis joined the ANMF at the earliest opportunity. Back then, in his second year of an undergraduate degree in nursing, he frequently heard friends discuss how the union empowers and advocates for nurses. “I thought I’d get a head start and join the union to begin understanding what nursing is all about outside […]
Rollout of nurse and midwife to patient ratios in Western Australia welcomed by ANF
After years of campaigning for safe staffing levels, nurse-to-patient ratios will be rolled out across Western Australia in October. WA’s North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) will begin implementing nurse and midwife to patient ratios across its general medical and general surgical wards. This first phase of the staged implementation will commence at the NMHS at […]