The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is calling on the Aged Care Minister to stop a national aged care provider from carrying out wide-ranging nursing cuts and underpaying other workers at its aged care facilities. In Queensland alone, Southern Cross Care is proposing to slash more than 1500 hours of […]
The wide-ranging recommendations of a Senate Inquiry into Australia’s under-resourced aged care workforce should finally be enough for the Federal Government to take urgent action to introduce minimum nurse and staffing requirements in nursing homes, according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). Federal Secretary Lee Thomas said the ANMF was pleased the Committee […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says it’s time for the Government to fix the crisis in aged care, in the wake of a new damning report which contains disturbing evidence showing how the lack of minimum staffing regulations and appropriate skills mix has resulted in the abuse of elderly, vulnerable nursing home patients. […]
New research showing that the number of deaths in nursing homes from preventable causes has increased by 400 per cent over the last 13 years again highlights the urgent need for mandated nurse and carer to patient ratios, according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). The research, collated from the Coronial investigations into […]
The ongoing delivery of qualified, highly skilled nursing care in NSW residential aged care facilities has been dealt a significant blow, after the Berejiklian Government today refused to keep one registered nurse on duty at all times in high care nursing homes. On the eve of International Nurses’ Day, lower house Nationals and Liberal Party […]
A bill to keep at least one registered nurse on duty at all times in high care nursing homes has today unanimously passed the NSW upper house. Liberal MLC Matthew Mason-Cox joined with crossbenchers and spoke in favour of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party bill, which aims to protect a requirement in the Public […]
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 country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is fighting an attempt by health provider Sonic Health Plus to cut the Sunday penalty rates of its nurses by a staggering 25%. ANMF Federal Secretary, Lee Thomas, described the company’s proposal as the “start of the slippery slope” for nurses working in so-called […]
A new national report reveals how the current inadequate level of staffing in Australian nursing homes is failing to ensure the provision of safe, quality aged care – resulting in all-too frequent ‘missed care’ episodes for elderly, vulnerable nursing home residents. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has released the report of its National […]
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