Nurses in two major Sydney hospitals have walked off the job to highlight dangerously low staffing levels. As hospitals prepare for the predicted surge of new Covid cases before the August peak, nurses gathered outside Blacktown and Westmead Hospitals on Monday morning to ...
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Voluntary assisted dying to be legalised in NSW
Terminally ill people in NSW will have access to euthanasia following a landmark decision handed down by state parliament. The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 passed the NSW upper house on Thursday, receiving 23 votes in favour and 15 against. ...
More »Labor pledges support for nurses under ‘relentless’ pressure
Federal Labor has promised to launch a national health and wellbeing service for nurses and midwives to help ease “relentless” burnout and exhaustion across the sector. Speaking to health workers on Wednesday, opposition leader Anthony Albanese said Labor would commit ...
More »Nurses want better pay, safer conditions in 2022 federal election
With the federal election date set for May, peak nursing groups have called on politicians to address strenuous working conditions and direct more resources to the healthcare sector. Over the weekend, prime minister Scott Morrison called the election ballot, scheduling ...
More »Calls for Hunt to consider a nurse-led vaccine rollout
A coalition of six organisations, including the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Foundation (AMNF) and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA), have released a joint statement urging Minister Hunt to consider a nurse-led vaccination model. Under the plan, 250 ...
More »ANMF joins calls for pill testing
As we head into the Australia day long weekend, the AMNF has followed the lead of the AMA and many prominent politicians and clinical experts to call for pill testing at Australian music festivals. Federal secretary Annie Butler said: “Supported ...
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