New powers allow health regulator to ban unregistered practitioners
Unregistered practitioners, including those who have been suspended from practising, can be prevented from treating patients under a suite of new powers afforded to Australia’s health regulator. The public will also have more information about practitioners on the public register, including if they use an alternative name to practise, in new changes to enable the […]
National midwifery update
“I didn’t know there was a midwife at the ANMF.” At a national conference in 2023, I was excited to run into a midwifery professor I had learned from during my Bachelor of Midwifery. We talked about my journey since my graduate year, and when I mentioned that I had been working for the union […]
ACT NPs and authorised midwives to prescribe MS-2 Step
Nurse practitioners and authorised midwives in the ACT will be able to prescribe abortion medication under legislation passed last week. Up until now, only medical practitioners have been allowed to prescribe oral MS-2 Step (mifepristone and misoprostol). The new legislation, the Health (Improved Abortion Access) Amendment Act ll 2024 passed in the ACT Legislative […]
Victorian nurses and midwives approve improved 28.4% wages offer
After 51 days of protected industrial action, Victorian public sector nurses and midwives have voted to endorse an improved Allan Government offer of a 28.4% (compounded) wage increase by November 2027, as well as more than 70 improvements to allowances, penalties and terms and conditions. An ANMF (Vic Branch) statewide members’ meeting was held this […]
100 Years Strong: The Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation celebrates
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) proudly marks its 100th year, celebrating a century of remarkable achievements and the strength of its members. Our story is one of purpose and passion, people and power. It’s a story of fighting for workers and their rights, and of protecting and promoting our members, our professions, and […]
Nurse managers and leaders: new governance training available
Two new courses are now available for healthcare providers looking to upskill their nursing and midwifery managers and leaders in governance practices, including regulatory frameworks and risk management. Responding to the growing challenges faced by the health sector, the Governance Institute of Australia has launched its Governance in Health Program. Designed to foster good governance […]
Federal government announces $30 million investment in AI healthcare projects
A trial involving the use of 3D total skin imaging to help support clinicians in the early detection of melanoma is one of 10 new grants awarded by the federal government for AI projects in healthcare. The Albanese Government is investing almost $30 million in research into new ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to […]
New technology aims to enable needle-free insulin delivery
An international team, led by researchers from Australia, have developed a system using nanotechnology that could allow people with diabetes to take oral insulin in the future, offering a more effective and needle-free alternative. The researchers say the new insulin could be eaten by taking a tablet or even embedded within a piece of chocolate. […]
‘Count Us In’: National Summit demands action for millions of ‘forgotten’ Australians living with neurological conditions
“There are millions of people, millions, living in Australia with neurological conditions. We need more thought, more organisation and more energy put into this particular sector of people,” says acclaimed comedian and disability advocate, Tim Ferguson, who lives with multiple sclerosis (MS). “We have to get all of our politicians, all of our decision-makers, to […]
Australian women drinking at dangerous levels, study finds
A worrying number of Australian women are drinking at dangerous levels despite understanding that it is likely to be causing them harm, Flinders University researchers have warned. The study found over 300,000 Australian women are regularly drinking at very high-risk levels (11 or more standard drinks in one sitting at least once per month), also […]