The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and its members welcome the Albanese Government’s introduction of new Legislation which will ensure that a registered nurse (RN) is on-site in every nursing home 24/7 and that residents receive a minimum amount of safe, quality care every day. The Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022 delivers on […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the federal Opposition’s pre-election pledge to begin addressing the aged care crisis by introducing staffing ratios, ensuring a registered nurse is onsite 24/7 and supporting a long overdue pay rise for aged care workers. NSWNMA General Secretary, Brett Holmes, said the announcement had given aged care members across […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s pledge to mandate staffing ratios by introducing, in law, minimum care hours requirements for nursing homes and to fund real wage increases for all aged care workers, could finally bring hope to exhausted nurses and care workers in the troubled aged care sector. […]
The debate on whether to protect the requirement in the Public Health Act 2010 to keep at least one registered nurse (RN) in a nursing home at all times will conclude tomorrow in the NSW upper house. The bill, introduced by the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party before Easter, will be voted on in an […]
Upper house cross benchers will today attempt to protect the requirement in the Public Health Act 2010 to keep at least one registered nurse (RN) in a nursing home at all times. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party will introduce a bill to stop the planned changes to state legislation and debate it in parliament […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will present serious concerns around staffing and funding in aged care to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs in Canberra today. Brett Holmes, General Secretary of the NSWNMA, will argue the need for all states and territories to support registered nurses 24/7 by expanding on the submission […]
Future health concerns, such as affordable quality healthcare, managing violence in healthcare settings, assisted dying and inequality will be among the main issues discussed at the 71st Annual Conference of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) in Sydney from tomorrow. Among the speakers are Chief Economist at The Australia Institute, Richard Denniss; media personality, […]
People from across New South Wales are being urged to raise their concerns about aged care by taking part in a national phone-in on 18 June being conducted by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA). With $1.8 billion1 axed from the aged care budget by the Turnbull […]
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members, Independent candidate for New England, Tony Windsor and supporting organisations will gather in ANZAC Park tomorrow to raise awareness around the $1.2 billion aged care budget cuts and ongoing issues facing the industry. NSWNMA Assistant General Secretary, Judith Kiejda said rather than cutting funding, the government needs to […]
Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) and community supporters will gather outside the Minister for Health’s office TODAY, Tuesday, 17 May, to demand the state government repeal its decision to remove registered nurses from nursing homes throughout NSW. NSWNMA Assistant General Secretary, Judith Kiejda, local aged care nurses and a community aged […]
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