The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) does not dispute Minister Ken Wyatt’s recent comments that the government was working hard to ensure older Australians had the best care possible, but it does reject his claim that increasing staffing levels won’t necessarily solve the problems in aged care. Read more

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is supporting calls for the introduction of nationally-consistent mandatory reporting laws for nurses, midwives and other health professionals, which will be raised at the COAG meeting of Health Ministers in Sydney today. Read more

The declining quality of care in residential aged care facilities, as highlighted once again by last night’s ABC 7.30 report, must be addressed without any further delay, according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). Read more

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is sending a message to all federal politicians with a new public awareness campaign calling for staff ratios in aged care to be legislated as a matter of urgency – to protect vulnerable, older nursing home residents who are the victims of Australia’s crisis in aged care. Read more

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is delighted that nurses, midwives and assistants in nurses (AIN) finally have a voice in the Federal Parliament after Ged Kearney’s victory in the Batman by-election. Read more

The ANMF invites all nurses who practice in school nurse settings to participate in reviewing the revised draft National School Nurse Standards for Practice. Read more

The International Women's Day 2018 campaign theme is #PressforProgress. Read more

The Federal Executive of the country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is calling on federal politicians to make staffing ratios in aged care law – to protect vulnerable, older Australians. Read more

From 1 February 2018, medicines containing codeine will no longer be available without a prescription. Nurses and midwives are well placed to discuss the changes to codeine access. Read more

Nurses and carers will join other health professionals, community groups and concerned members of the public, in a rally in Adelaide tomorrow (Saturday 17 February) calling for urgent action to fix the crisis in aged care. Read more

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has expressed its disgust at the findings of a new study showing some nursing home providers are spending a measly $6.08 a day for three meals a day per resident. Read more

The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the announcement that Ged Kearney will run for the federal seat of Batman, saying it was time nurses, midwives and carers finally had a voice in our national parliament. Read more

In December 2017, Laureate International Universities (Laureate) informed nurses they will not be renewing the enterprise agreement that provides the wages and employment conditions for staff recently transferred from Careers Australia. Staff have been advised they will be required to agree to individual and confidential contracts of employment thereby losing the protection and rights under the current collective agreement. This is despite a commitment by Laureate just a few months ago that wages and conditions would be protected upon the transfer from Careers Australia to Laureate. Read more

The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is welcoming a pledge by the Opposition to cap the soaring costs of private health insurance fees. Read more

Letter to the Editor from the Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union (QNMU). Read more

The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has expressed concern for the next generation of nurses and midwives who could be locked out of tertiary studies or forced to pay off their student loans earlier. Read more

The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is calling on members to reject the proposed Medibank Enterprise Agreement for telehealth nurses. Read more

Ask Federal Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt to fix understaffing in nursing homes by introducing nurse/ carer to resident ratios. Read more

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) congratulates federal MPs and Senators for their support of the Same-Sex Marriage (SSM) Bill which passed the Parliament late today. Read more

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