The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has lodged a dispute in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) over aged care provider Bupa’s new plans to cut staffing hours in its residential nursing homes across the country. Bupa is changing the rosters for nurses and direct care workers, which includes cuts to rostered staffing hours, shift […]
Central Coast nurses and midwives working at Gosford and Wyong Hospitals held an own time rally today to escalate their concerns around widespread understaffing this winter. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have raised the alarm after Gosford Hospital experienced a ‘code yellow’ emergency last month when patient demand exceeded the hospital’s […]
Despite being exposed to high rates of trauma, stress, and unsafe working conditions, nurses and midwives would be neglected in their time of need and placed at greater risk of harm under the NSW government’s proposed changes to the workers compensation scheme. Under the proposal, nurses, midwives and carers would automatically be denied access to […]
Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies. On this International Nurses Day (IND), the ANMF is recognising and celebrating the dedication, skill, and compassion of nursing professionals, who deliver quality care when it is needed most across the community. This year’s IND theme Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies, emphasises the […]
The country’s biggest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his historic Election win and looks forward to working with his new Government to continue to deliver improved outcomes in health and aged care. ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler said Mr Albanese had delivered many gains for nurses […]
Aged care provider Illawarra Retirement Trust (IRT) has failed to pass on government funded pay rises resulting from the Fair Work Commission Aged Care Work Value Case decision. IRT, which operates 19 aged care facilities across NSW including southeast Sydney, the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and the south coast, has refused to provide its employees with the […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has expressed its extreme concern that a Coalition Government under Peter Dutton will slash much-needed financial support for student nurses and midwives. From July this year, eligible students will receive just over $300 per week while undertaking their mandatory 800 hours of clinical placement training. The ANMF has […]
Today the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) can reveal the political parties standing with nurses and midwives this Election. The ANMF has written to the Leaders of each major political party seeking their commitment to 12 specific priorities which will improve the wages, working conditions and well-being of nurses, midwives and care-workers and their […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the NSW Auditor-General’s report into Sydney’s Northern Beaches Hospital which has found the public-private partnership (PPP) is at risk of failure. The independent audit highlighted the hospital has not been effectively delivering quality health services to the Northern Beaches community and systems within the hospital need […]
After more than 250 days of historic industrial action and three no-votes, members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have voted to accept Ramsay Health Care’s proposed enterprise agreement. 95% of nurses and midwives working for the country’s largest private hospital operator voted in favour of the agreement, which includes a 16% pay […]
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