Gender equity and safe workplaces
The ANMF’s membership base is overwhelmingly made up of women, making gender equity an urgent and pressing priority for the ANMF. The past 12 months have seen some significant steps forward with industrial reforms targeted at improving gender equity outcomes, specifically with the aim of creating safe and inclusive workplaces for women. Respect@Work Late last […]
The risk of boundary violations for inexperienced practitioners
Developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with clients is a core part of a clinician’s role. Boundary crossings render this relationship vulnerable whilst boundary violations have the potential to do substantial harm to the client. New practitioners are particularly vulnerable to boundary errors and can find themselves ‘out of their depth’ without realising this, as the […]
Thousands turn up to support YES campaign for Voice to Parliament
Thousands turn up to support YES campaign for Voice to Parliament
Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2023: For Our Elders
“If I can do it, you can do it,” is the motto of a trailblazing Aboriginal mother and daughter duo at the grassroots of improving access and quality healthcare in their communities, along with inspiring the next generation to choose health as a career pathway. The theme for NAIDOC Week 2023 For Our Elders is […]
Nurses from across the globe dazzle at ICN’s Congress in Montreal
Nurses from across the globe dazzle at ICN’s Congress in Montreal
How Midwifery Group Practice is improving outcomes for women and babies
Continuity of midwifery care is associated with better outcomes for mothers and babies, yet, it’s not available to everyone. While support for these models is growing in Australia, more needs to be done, writes Robert Fedele. In 2020, Castlemaine Health, a rural health service in central Victoria, resolved to suspend its maternity service and commission […]
Changing the conversation: Nurses, midwives, and addiction
The nursing and midwifery professions are currently in a vulnerable position. The workforce is facing critical staff shortages, with a projected national deficit of approximately 85,000 nurses and midwives by 2025 and increasing to 123,000 by 2030 (Health Workforce Australia, 2014). In light of this, it is critical that creative and innovative solutions are pursued […]
Gender equality stagnant across the globe
Bias against women is similar to what it was a decade ago and gender equality is stagnant, according to the latest United Nations (UN) 2023 Gender Social Norms Index. In 2015 the United Nations set out 17 goals as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – one of these goals was to achieve gender […]
Mental health, wellbeing, and support needs of nursing students – ‘Help! I’m overwhelmed, I need an extension’
High and increasing prevalence rates of mental health problems among young people mean that youth mental health is a key priority for policymakers worldwide.1 University students around the world have increased vulnerability to poor mental health.2,3 Studying nursing is often regarded as more stressful than other healthcare studies, leading to compromised mental wellbeing in students.4 […]
Sustainability Champion in healthcare
Sarah Almeroth’s love of the environment has led her on a journey to become a sustainability champion in healthcare. Sarah, who works as the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) Sustainability Environmental Project Officer, became interested in climate change and healthcare when studying for her undergraduate nursing degree. “There was a real connection for me […]