Now more than ever: Time for reconciliation
National Reconciliation Week, from 27 May-3 June, is a time for all Australians to reflect on what their contribution to reconciliation in Australia might look like.
Heart Health Yarning Tool: new resource for shared decision making
A new shared decision-making tool is now available to help health professionals discuss cardiovascular risk with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a culturally safe and meaningful way. The Heart Health Yarning Tool is designed to help health professionals and consumers make informed choices once cardiovascular risk has been assessed using the new Australian […]
Nurse-led vascular access team
A unique Queensland first, nurse-led vascular access team is reducing catheter-associated complications and improving the patient experience. Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service’s vascular access surveillance and education (VASE) service sees specially trained nurses insert peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), guided by ultrasound. “Years ago, this was traditionally a procedure that was done by medical […]
Nursing on the doorstep: a socialised model of healthcare
Powered by a passion to increase connectivity and decrease stigma around homelessness, primary healthcare nurse-driven organisation OneBridge provides health equity, health education and social prescriptions for individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty. OneBridge Founder and Churchill Fellow, Sonia Martin RN, has been working alongside vulnerable populations for 30 years and was recently appointed National Chair of […]
Queensland’s inaugural First Nations Midwifery Director driving the change towards culturally safe care
Proud Gurindji woman and midwife Melina Connors has recently been appointed Queensland’s inaugural First Nations Midwifery Director, a historic first not only for Queensland, but for all of Australia. She talks with the ANMJ for International Day of the Midwife on 5 May. What is the role of the inaugural First Nations Midwifery Director for […]
Supporting women’s choices: The women’s health nurse
Women’s health is much more than reproductive and sexual health, says long-time women’s health nurse (WHN) Annette Heather. “As a women’s health nurse you need to have broad experience and understand all aspects of women’s health – it’s not just reproductive health and pap smears. Sexual and reproductive health is only part of women’s health […]
New eligibility tool for subsidised aged care
A new tool that assesses the eligibility of older people for Commonwealth-subsidised aged care services and programs is being introduced on 1 July 2024. If you work in aged care, here’s what you need to know. In preparation for the implementation of the new Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), the federal government is working closely with […]
Leading with intention
As leaders we need to create experiences on purpose to influence change. What does this mean and how do we go about it? Natalie Dragon talks with midwife and health service improvement coach Jane Stanfield. Jane Stanfield argues it’s not outside anybody’s realm to influence. “It can be done within what you’re already doing but […]
Roster justice needed so workers can plan their lives
Unions have called for roster justice saying new proposals by employer groups for increased flexibility in awards will adversely impact women workers and carers. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) used its reply submission on the work and care stream of the Fair Work Commission’s Modern Awards Review 2023-24 to call for roster justice […]
SA nurses and midwives petition for rural and remote incentives
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) South Australian Branch has launched a public petition calling for urgent rural and remote incentives for nurses and midwives to address the staff shortage that is putting regional country hospital services under threat of closure. The SA government reached an agreement with the ANMF SA Branch in 2022 […]