The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has expressed its deep disappointment at the Voice referendum result. The ANMF was strongly in favour of a Voice to Parliament as a genuine pathway to Closing the Gap and to finally finding meaningful strategies for improving health outcomes for First Nations peoples and communities. Today, firstly and […]

Members of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) are supporting a First Nations Voice to Parliament — as a pathway to ensuring we have the very best health outcomes for the whole community. Speaking ahead of a ‘Health Workers for Yes’ rally in Adelaide today, ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler said the Voice was […]

The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the initial funding to deliver staffing ratios into NSW public hospitals but maintains more must done beyond the 2023-24 state budget. More than $419 million has been allocated to roll out safe and enforceable ratios, including an extra 1,200 nurses and midwives, while a further $572 […]

A First Nations Voice to Parliament protected by the Constitution is a key element of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Respectful engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and accepting the invitation extended in the Uluru Statement from the Heart is consistent with implementing the call for a Voice in Parliament, will strengthen […]

After extensive negotiations, St Vincent’s and the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have come to an historic enterprise agreement which will see nurses and midwives at the organisation’s NSW private hospitals among the highest paid in the state – public or private – as well as introducing nurse-patient ratios. The agreement – described by […]

Hundreds of Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) members employed by Lifeblood, will meet today (Sunday 10 September) to hear an update on the employer’s proposed, single enterprise agreement which would cover workers across the country. It will be the first-time the ANMF has conducted a national mass industrial meeting on-line. ANMF members, including registered […]

Safe staffing ratios along with the other workplace reforms across the state’s health system are vital and must begin in earnest, as new data shows activity inside public hospitals remains extremely challenging. According to the Bureau of Health Information (BHI), the volume of critically unwell patients attending emergency departments grew during the April to June […]

Nurses and midwives across the state have vowed to continue highlighting the urgent need for safe staffing ratios across the entire health system. During the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) 78th Annual Conference, delegates debated motions to improve working conditions for all nurses and midwives, and to ensure better health outcomes for the patients […]

Rebuilding the nursing and midwifery workforce and increasing sustainability throughout health systems has taken centre stage on day one of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) 78th Annual Conference in Sydney. Welcoming more than 700 nurses and midwives from across the state, NSWNMA General Secretary, Shaye Candish, said the conference theme ‘Stronger than ever […]

Upset nurses and midwives held a one-hour own-time rally today in response to the NSW government’s plan to delay infrastructure upgrades at Muswellbrook Hospital. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Muswellbrook Hospital branch voted in favour of industrial action via a ballot last Wednesday, however an offer for further consultation from the […]