Following sustained campaigning by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), nurse-to-patient ratios will finally become a reality across general medical, surgical and palliative care wards, with recruitment to commence for more than 950 nurses to be injected into the public sector workforce. The implementation will see additional nurses recruited to more than 360 general […]
A group of aged care nurses and carers from across New South Wales have travelled to Parliament House in Canberra, calling on the federal government to introduce mandated staffing ratios into the aged care sector. Fed up with the ongoing aged care crisis, members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) joined with counterparts […]
Australia’s largest union has unveiled a major national aged care campaign, calling on the Federal Government to address the deepening aged care crisis. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) launched ‘Australia needs care you can count on’ at Parliament House today, calling on the federal government to deliver urgent reforms in the aged care […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA/ANMF NSW) has filed an application in the Federal Court of Australia against for-profit aged care provider, Opal Healthcare, for breaching a state-based enterprise agreement over failure to meet care minute targets and misreported care minutes. The NSWNMA first notified a dispute with Opal in early 2025, before referring […]
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 […]
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