Scholarships and subsidies for Victorian nurses , midwives and students open for applications at the end of the month
Victorian nurses, midwives and students will be able to apply for nursing degree subsidies and scholarships from 26 April as part of the State’s $270 million bid to recruit and train 17,000 nurses. The government hopes that removing the financial barriers to studying and training will attract more people to the professions. As part of […]
Addressing nursing workforce shortages with comprehensive evidence-based strategies
Even with many decades of extensive research, nursing workforce shortages are persistent, widespread, and growing.1,2 While devastating, the COVID-19 revealed the extent and impact of workforce shortages and highlights the urgency of implementing immediate and sustainable solutions.3,4,5 As such, the pandemic might provide the necessary impetus to address these persistent workforce shortages before they worsen. […]
Rollout begins on new National Nurse and Midwife Health Service
Rollout begins on new National Nurse and Midwife Health Service
Educators must step up to prepare nursing and midwifery students for work in a climate emergency
Climate change is not a ‘future’ problem – it is impacting the health and wellbeing of the community now. With increasing frequency, droughts, floods, fire, and air pollution, resulting in respiratory disease, vector-borne disease, death, physical injuries, and mental health deterioration, are having a detrimental impact on health.1 Although a global issue, climate change effects […]
Pandemic spike in social cohesion starting to decline
Social cohesion in Australia increased during the pandemic but is now declining due to a weaker sense of national pride and concerns over growing economic inequality. The findings are from the Mapping Social Cohesion 2022 survey conducted by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) as part of a new partnership with the Scanlon Foundation […]
Australia’s gender pay gap in 2023- its causes and promising reforms
Australia’s national gender pay gap (GPG) across public and private sector employers sits at 22.8%, the same as in 2021. This means women earn, on average, $263.90 less than men each week. The ANMF’s membership is predominantly female, with 89% of the nursing profession identifying as women. Measures to eliminate the gender pay gap are […]
Aged care: Change is afoot
Nurses and care workers working in aged care understand firsthand the desperate need for change within the sector to improve care delivery and working conditions. The ANMF has been campaigning for decades to improve the visibility of the long-standing issues in aged care and improve care delivery. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and […]
New COVID-19 leave grants to support aged care workers
New Aged Care Worker COVID-19 leave grants will be available from 1 April to support permanent or casual aged care workers caring for older Australians most at risk of severe illness, the federal government has announced. Workers will be able to receive a payment of up to $750 directly from their employer when they are […]
Shift workers at risk of higher blood pressure, study finds
Shift workers may be at increased risk of higher blood pressure as a result of irregular sleep patterns and changes to sleep duration. Flinders University research has found the chances of higher blood pressure increases exponentially with every hour of sleep lost or change to regular night time routine. The study, published in American Heart […]
Pioneering “poo transplant” trial gives hope to severely ill cancer patients
The benefits of a healthy gut microbiome are being harnessed in an Australian-first “poo transplant” trial aimed at saving the lives of severely ill blood cancer patients and meeting urgent need for new treatments. The clinical trial, led by QIMR Berghofer clinician-scientist Dr Andrea Henden at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), uses a new […]