Let’s celebrate: Share your stories and messages of support
This year, we proudly celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), which has grown to become Australia’s largest trade union in 2024, representing 327,000 members. Our future is strong, and our future is bright. For a century, the ANMF has championed the rights and welfare of nurses, midwives, and the […]
Health apps improve diet, sleep and physical activity, study finds
Digital health apps can make a big difference to your health and wellbeing, including improving sleep quality and keeping you active, according to a new study from University of South Australia researchers. Researchers examined data from 206,873 people across 47 studies, finding that digital health tools – like mobile apps, websites, and text messages – […]
The Tasmanian Government has a 2030 Strong Plan to build a better health system
Join the Department of Health today in one of our exciting new opportunities. Tasmania is a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family. Join more than 16,000 highly skilled professionals who are dedicated to making a real difference across primary, acute and community care. Our smaller teams mean you can have access to, […]
The importance of supporting older nurses and midwives in the workplace
The healthcare sector is experiencing unprecedented challenges. There is an increasing demand for healthcare services partially attributed to the global ageing population (1); however, healthcare services worldwide are grappling with nursing and midwifery shortages. Many countries struggle to train and retain enough nurses to meet the growing demand, leading to overworked staff and compromised patient […]
Nurses and midwives invited to take part in sleep study
Sleep is essential for health and wellbeing. However, many nurses and midwives struggle to achieve good sleep and sometimes consider poor sleep an inevitable part of the professions. Researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) are collecting information about supports, strategies, policies and programs that nurses and midwives have tried, would like and/or are […]
Light at the end of the tunnel for night shift workers
The use of circadian-informed lighting, where artificial lighting is synchronised to the natural biological rhythms or a person’s ‘body-clock’, significantly improves quality of sleep and work performance for night shift workers, a new trial has found. The Flinders University trial is amongst the first tightly controlled in-laboratory studies to have simultaneously evaluated circadian-lighting effects on […]
Welcoming midwives: A look back at the ANF’s 2013 name change to recognise midwife members
On July 25, 2013, the union formally changed its name from the ANF to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) to acknowledge the valuable skills and knowledge of midwife members. History was made after the union’s then Federal Secretary, Lee Thomas, and late Senior Federal Industrial Officer Nick Blake, put the case forward at […]
Low-carb/high fat diets for weight loss boost risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds
The global trend towards low carbohydrate, high-fat diets for weight loss can increase a person’s risk of developing diabetes by 20%, according to a groundbreaking 17-year study of almost 40,000 Melburnians. Conducted by Monash University and RMIT University researchers, the study used data from Melburnians aged 40-69, recruited into the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study (MCCS) […]
NMBA freezes registration fees for 2024/25
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) have frozen their annual registration fee for nurses and midwives for 2024/25 The cost of renewing general registration for nurses and midwives will remain at $185. The fee will cover the upcoming registration period commencing on 1 April 2025. […]
NSW nurses and midwives to stage 24-hour strike next week
NSW nurses and midwives are ramping up their campaign for a 15% pay increase, planning a 24-hour strike next week over the state government’s ongoing refusal to engage in meaningful negotiations. Thousands of nurses and midwives will strike for 24 hours from the start of morning shift on Tuesday 24 September. However, life-preserving staff will […]