ANMF calls for mandated staffing ratios to ensure safe, quality care for aged care residents A new survey of Australia’s aged care workforce has revealed, despite the Federal Government’s legislative reforms, the sector is still struggling with chronic understaffing, increased workplace violence, and a lack of transparency from providers for billions of dollars in taxpayer […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the state government’s investment in health-led mental health responses, following the announcement of a new model of care. Eight Mental Health Acute Assessment Teams, comprised of highly skilled mental health nurses and paramedics in dedicated vehicles, will be deployed across areas of high need in […]
A groundbreaking report launched at the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) 81st Annual Conference has revealed a lack of choice, control and flexibility is contributing to the staffing shortages and retention issues in the public health system. The landmark Choice, Voice, and Control report, written by Professor Rae Cooper AO and her team from […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has paid tribute to the work of ACTU Secretary Sally McManus and president Michele O’Neil, who have announced they are leaving the organisation. ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler, who also sits as ACTU Vice President, said Sally and Michele made an extraordinary collective contribution […]
New data showing the number of healthcare workers hospitalised after being assaulted at work has more than doubled in a decade confirms years of warnings about worsening safety of healthcare workers, say the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). National figures released by the Australian Institute of Health […]
The Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is the country’s largest trade union and professional nursing and midwifery organisation representing more than 356,000 members nationally, with more than 320,000 of these members registered under the national regulation and accreditation scheme administered by Ahpra. As such any and all decisions made by Ahpra critically impact the […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed new landmark Legislation that now gives patients access to subsidised Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines prescribed by registered nurses. The passing of the Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025 in Federal Parliament today marks another significant step-forward in allowing highly-qualified registered nurses to work to […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) will join nursing and midwifery leaders from across the country at Parliament House today, for a ‘hands on’ demonstration of the high-quality, clinical capabilities of Australia’s largest health workforce. The Parliamentary Friends of Nursing event in the Mural Hall, will highlight the growing role of nurses and midwives […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the government’s funding allocation towards the recent wages increase for nurses and midwives in the state budget, rather than cuts to health services. An additional $2.9 billion will be spent on nurses and midwives’ wages over the next three years, while $11.9 billion over four years […]
Nurses working at emergency departments (ED) across the state are continuing to feel the effects of increased presentations and very unwell people coming through their doors, with the latest health snapshot painting a worrying picture of NSW public hospitals. The latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Healthcare Quarterly report shows there were almost 800,000 ED […]
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