Mozambique conflict cripples healthcare as needs soar
As violence escalates in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, healthcare access is collapsing, leaving thousands without life-saving care. The region has long experienced instability but has been in conflict for almost eight years When radicalized Muslim youths attacked the local police station and the military post in Mocímboa da Praia since then it has been plagued […]
Intermittent fasting improves night shift worker health, study finds
Intermittent fasting (IF) used as an alternative to continuous energy restriction (CER) supports metabolic health improvements and weight loss in night shift workers, a Monash University-led study (the SWIFt study) has found. Published in The Lancet’s eBioMedicine, researchers tested the effectiveness of two modified IF strategies, more commonly known as the 5:2 diet, compared with […]
Australia managing chronic conditions well compared to other countries
Australia is managing chronic conditions well compared to other countries, according to a new international survey of patients on their health outcomes and experienced with GP practices. The nation performed better or close to the OECD average across 10 health areas measured, including ranking in the top five countries in four areas – quality of […]
Deadly Outstanding Workforce Leadership (OWL) Research Program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives
Evidence-based practice is crucial for ensuring the best patient outcomes, and as Australia’s largest and most diverse health workforce, involved in almost all sectors of healthcare delivery, it is of great importance that nurses and midwives are equipped to apply evidence-based practice. However, nurses and midwives often encounter difficulties in translating research evidence into clinical […]
Nurses and midwives stand for peace: Why solidarity matters
The ANMF has launched a Nurses and Midwives for Peace campaign – a space for action, reflection and support amid global conflicts and war.
‘Our members are furious’: Queensland nurses and midwives ramp up industrial action
Queensland nurses and midwives have ramped up protected industrial action in their fight for improved wages and conditions. Members of the Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union (QNMU) moved to Stage 2 action earlier this week. This includes not undertaking overtime unless there has been a minimum of four hours’ notice, taking the full period of […]
Ahpra puts medicinal cannabis prescribers on notice over poor practice concerns
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has issued new guidance to improve the safe prescribing of medicinal cannabis amid growing concerns that poor practice is leading to significant patient harm. The national health-practitioner regulator raised the alarm due to red flags in current prescribing data revealing that some practitioners are not safely prescribing medicinal […]
Low FODMAP diet can ease symptoms of those with endometriosis, study finds
A low FODMAP diet developed by Monash University researchers for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been shown to improve gastrointestinal symptoms in women with endometriosis, a new study has revealed. Sixty percent of study participants responded to the Low FODMAP Diet (LFD), compared to 26% who responded to a control diet based on Australian Dietary […]
FUCHSIA study goes national
The ANMF is pleased to announce funding for The FUCHSIA study: Future proofing the midwifery workforce in Australia. There is a nationwide midwifery workforce shortage and increasing reports of midwives considering leaving the profession. A recent survey of 3000 midwives practising in Australia has revealed almost 40% of midwives have regularly thought about leaving the […]
Nursing and midwifery students welcome paid prac
Nursing and midwifery students across Australia have welcomed the introduction of the $331.65 per week Commonwealth Prac Payment, which came into effect earlier this week. At a press conference at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) yesterday, Education Minister Jason Clare met with students set to benefit from the financial support while undertaking their mandatory […]