Response to Australian Aged Care Quality Agency ‘Let’s talk about quality’ survey
Read our submission in response to Australian Aged Care Quality Agency ‘Let’s talk about quality’ survey
ANMF demands aged care workforce strategy
Australia’s largest health and aged care union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has joined with Labor, other unions and industry stakeholders in continuing to stress the urgent need for an aged care workforce strategy. The ANMF welcomes the news that Minister Sussan Ley is now Minister for Aged Care, adding the portfolio to […]
NSW Government shuts down debate on RNs in aged care
Around 100 people gathered outside NSW Parliament yesterday afternoon to support a campaign to keep registered nurses on duty at all times in NSW nursing homes. The rally was followed by a debate in the Legislative Assembly regarding the 10,000 signature petition tabled in June. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) campaign calls on […]
Debate on registered nurses in aged care
Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will today gather outside NSW Parliament with community groups, local government representatives, aged care workers and relatives, ahead of a debate on the future of registered nurses in aged care in NSW. Community support has continued to build across the state, which prompted a petition of […]
Tweed rallies behind RNs in aged care
Ongoing community support is building across the Tweed region for registered nurses to remain on duty 24/7 in aged care facilities with high-care residents, on the back of a campaign by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA). On Monday, 7 September, members of the Tweed Heads Community Nurses and Tweed Hospital Branches of the […]
Support builds in Wagga for RNs in aged care
Community support for registered nurses to remain on duty 24/7 in aged care facilities with high-care residents has continued to grow in Wagga Wagga. On Monday, 7 September, members of Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will hand over more than 5,000 petition signatures, collected from the local […]
Dubbo backs need for registered nurses in aged care
Members of Dubbo Base Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have stepped up their campaign calling for registered nurses to remain on duty 24/7 in aged care facilities with high-care residents. Today, Friday 4 September, Branch members will visit Dubbo MP Troy Grant’s office and hand over more than 4,000 petition […]
We deserve weekend penalty rates – sign the petition
The Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Framework has handed down its draft report. Commissioned by the Abbott government, this review attacks workers’ rights by recommending a reduction in weekend penalty rates, tampers with minimum wage indexation and opens the door to removing protections around individual agreements. Download the penalty rates petition! While health […]
Inquiry told RNs essential in aged care staffing mix
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) today appeared at the first public hearing of an Upper House inquiry into the role of registered nurses in aged care facilities across the state. General Secretary of the NSWNMA, Brett Holmes, outlined how essential registered nurses are to ensuring quality of care for high or complex-level residents […]
Inquiry into RNs in NSW nursing homes
The NSW Upper House is holding a Parliamentary Inquiry into Registered Nurses in NSW nursing homes. The inquiry is a result of the groundswell of community concern about the threat to registered nurses in nursing homes. Submissions to the inquiry closed on Thursday 23 July but there will be public hearings throughout August. Have a look at the […]
