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ANMF gives evidence at IR Bill Senate Inquiry
After working in general practice and community care settings for the bulk of her 27-year-long nursing career, Victorian registered nurse [...]
Rural pregnant women missing out on vital ultrasounds
A lack of ultrasound equipment and training for rural clinicians is contributing to higher mortality and fetal abnormalities in remote [...]
Victorian government pledges improved nurse/midwife patient ratios
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) has welcomed the Andrews Government’s commitment to a third round of improvements [...]
HELP debt to be wiped for nurse practitioners working rural and remote
Nurse practitioners and doctors are being enticed into working in rural and remote Australia by having their HECs/HELP debt entirely [...]
Nominations open for 2023 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards
The hunt for Australia’s best nurses and midwives is on, with HESTA opening nominations for the 2023 Australian Nursing & [...]
‘Live life to the end’: Palliative care pioneer named NSW Senior Australian of the Year
'Live life to the end': Palliative care pioneer named NSW Senior Australian of the Year
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Midwives under pressure
Midwives are facing significant issues with staffing across Australia. ANMF Branches have reported unmanageable workloads in postnatal wards, poor staffing [...]
NEW accredited eLearning to optimally support your patients after an ACS event
Introducing the Heart Foundation Six Steps to Cardiac Recovery e-learning module, designed to support nurses and facilitate effective bedside education [...]
International outlook, local action: What is the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals project?
After the disastrous 2019-20 bushfire season and recent flooding in NSW, Australia’s nurses and midwives know all too well that [...]
Evidence Brief: COVID-19 variants and sub-variants
Australia has recently reached the end of the latest wave of COVID-19 infections that occurred over the winter months. This [...]
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Australia’s first Aboriginal Nurse Practitioner honoured
Australia’s first Aboriginal Nurse Practitioner honoured
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In safe hands: How Health and Safety Reps are keeping workplaces safe
Registered nurse Nick Howson describes COVID-19 as “the giant monster at the door” for the past two-and-a-half years. His job [...]
Everyone deserves to feel safe at work- Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Bill introduced to Parliament
An anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022, was introduced by the Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus in [...]
Health and Safety Representatives – keeping workplaces safe
Health and Safety Representatives – keeping workplaces safe
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Cravings drive amount of coffee and soft drink consumption, study finds
Cravings drive amount of coffee and soft drink consumption, study finds
Australian nurses drank more alcohol during COVID-19 to cope with workplace stress
Australian nurses drank more alcohol during COVID-19 to cope with workplace stress
Nurses, midwives and carers ‘Walk n’ Talk’ for Women’s Health Week
Victorian nurses, midwives and carers gathered at picturesque Dight Falls in Abbotsford yesterday to take a moment to connect with [...]
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Gut linked to harsher COVID-19 outcomes
Research from Flinders University has uncovered a molecular link between COVID-19 and serotonin cells in the gut. Authors suggest the [...]
Attitudes on antibiotic administration to kids being studied
A study from Charles Darwin University (CDU) aims to find out what affects parental decisions on giving their children antibiotics. [...]
Researchers call for perinatal depression screening during pregnancy
Women who have experienced major depression throughout their lifetime are at greater risk of developing perinatal depression (PND) during pregnancy, [...]
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