The Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation officially supports a law for voluntary euthanasia and a Bill is coming up very soon in South Australia. The ANMF is a partner in this powerful Go Gentle Australia campaign to ask people to Be the Bill – to put a face to the debate. The first person to Be the […]
The ANMF Federal Office Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2016 is now available at www.anmf.org.au Members without internet access may obtain a hard copy of the report by applying in writing to: Federal Finance Officer ANMF Level 1, 365 Queen Street Melbourne Vic 3000
More than half the nurses, assistants in nursing (AIN) and members of the community who participated in the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s (ANMF) national survey on aged care would change their vote in the upcoming federal election if a major party restores the devastating funding cuts to the aged care sector to improve […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the Labor party’s promise to inject additional funding into frontline healthcare if it wins the July 2 election. ANMF Federal Secretary Lee Thomas said the pledge to restore the National Health Reform Agreement would deliver much-needed funding for public hospitals across the […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has welcomed the Opposition’s election pledge that it will reverse the Turnbull Government’s crippling freeze on Medicare rebates. The ANMF’s Acting Federal Secretary Annie Butler said the decision to restore indexation to MBS rebates from January 1 next year will assist in protecting Australia’s […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is dismayed that for the third consecutive year, the Coalition Government has neglected to provide adequate funding for health and aged care in the Federal Budget. The ANMF’s Acting Federal Secretary, Annie Butler, said nurses and midwives are disappointed that once again the Government has not respected their […]
Whilst International Women’s Day (IWD) 2016 recognises the valuable role women play in delivering quality care in nursing, midwifery and aged care, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says it also highlights how women are financially disadvantaged throughout their working life. ANMF Federal Secretary, Lee Thomas, said nursing and midwifery continue to be female […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has expressed its concerns about the future of baby Asha and her family and is calling on both the Turnbull Government and the Opposition to urgently reverse the inhumane policy of keeping children and their families in indefinite detention. Despite baby Asha being discharged from hospital into community […]
A Registered Nurse (RN) on-duty in all nursing homes – 24/7! That’s the message the Australia Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is sending to the upcoming Federal Senate Inquiry into the future of Australia’s aged care workforce, to ensure we have dignity for older Australians living in aged care facilities. With a rapidly ageing population, […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is calling on its members and supporters to have their say on aged care – declaring it’s time to demand dignity for older Australians. As the Federal Senate prepares to hold a public Inquiry into the future of Australia’s aged care workforce, the ANMF’s Acting Federal Secretary Annie […]
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