Rapid response nursing model of care supports early intervention for at-risk patients
An innovative Rapid Response Nursing (RRN) Model of Care is strengthening hospital-based care at Canberra Hospital by enabling early intervention and enhancing patient safety. Launched in May, the $4 million ACT government-funded nurse-led outreach service – staffed by experienced Medical Emergency Team (MET) nurses – operates 24/7 across Canberra Hospital to identify, assess and respond […]
The FUCHSIA study goes NATIONAL
The ANMF is pleased to be funding a study called The FUCHSIA study: Future proofing the midwifery workforce in Australia. Not dissimilar to the Victorian FUCHSIA study (report released in 2022), this study aims to gather accurate, up-to-date evidence to map and gain insights into the health and wellbeing of the midwifery workforce, and its […]
Nurses Award wage increase comes into effect
As previously reported, as a result of the Annual Wage Review, the Expert Panel of the Fair Work Commission announced an increase in the National Minimum Wage and Award rates of 3.5%, effective 1 July 2025. The Expert Panel reviews and determines minimum wages for Award employees each year, to ensure they are fair and […]
Latest issue of Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) out now
Volume 42, Issue 2 of the Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) is now live. As the official peer-reviewed journal of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), AJAN is committed to publishing high-quality scholarly work that is of critical relevance to nursing and midwifery audiences in professional, clinical, research, education, management, and policy roles. […]
Nurses’ cognitive mental workload: Staff welfare, patient safety and quality care at peril
Globally, there are risks of unintentional harm to patients due to inadvertent clinical errors, nurses’ burnout contributing to high turnover, and rises in healthcare costs, all threatening already overstretched systems. One crucial but largely overlooked factor contributing to these risks is nurses’ cognitive mental workload inherent in performing their clinical work. Research suggests nurses experience […]
Parents to receive super on paid parental leave from 1 July
Around 200,000 families each year are set to benefit from new laws coming into effect on 1 July to pay superannuation on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave. The reform, legislated last year, will see the federal government pay 12% super when working parents take leave to care for their babies, helping to narrow the gender super […]
Unlocking new digital tools in practice: leaders in nursing and midwifery discuss
Join us for the latest episode of the ANMF Podcast presented in partnership with the Australian Digital Health Agency. We know that many nurses and midwives see the benefits AI can bring to care outcomes. However, many have concerns about the potential loss of human decision making and skills that we can lose as nurses […]
Australian nurses under-prepared for mass disaster
While having responded to hundreds of disaster events over the last six years, new research suggests Australian nurses still aren’t ready for the impact of catastrophe. Almost one disaster event every 10 days has occurred in Australia since 2019, according to the research led by Charles Darwin University (CDU). A disaster is considered to be […]
Greater inclusion for gender and sexually diverse people in Australian blood donation rules
Australia’s blood supply and demand exists in a fragile balance, with critical shortages especially of certain blood types, being common. Australia’s blood supply is reliant on the kindness of strangers to give up their time (and blood). Nurses and midwives would be familiar with giving blood for a wide variety of reasons including but not […]
How to talk with colleagues about the Gaza conflict
The ANMF is amongst many health organisations that have called for a peaceful resolution to the Gaza conflict. The global nursing and midwifery community is mourning the loss of colleagues along with innocent civilians; their deaths are not only a personal tragedy but an affront to our shared values. In line with our commitment to […]