Up to 100,000 nurses and midwives could lose access to publicly-funded paid parental leave (PPL) if drastic cuts to the scheme go ahead as a result of this year’s Budget, according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). Federal Secretary Lee Thomas warned the Government’s slashing of PPL was contrary to expert advice showing […]
In the lead-up to the 2015 Budget, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is calling on the Abbott Government to restore over $50 billion ripped from the public health system. ANMF Federal Secretary, Lee Thomas, said evidence given to the Senate Select Committee on Health shows how the funding cuts are impacting the quantity […]
Members of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) have re-elected Lee Thomas as the union’s Federal Secretary and Sally-Anne Jones as Federal President. Ms Thomas said the result of the national ballot was a strong endorsement of the ANMFs leadership, its achievements over the past four years and its vision for combatting the ongoing […]
More than 13,000 of Australia’s nurses and midwives have had their say on the importance of penalty rates, with an overwhelming 93% warning they are prepared to take action to protect their penalty rates – over 60% said this would include stop work or strike action. These are the results of a new national survey, […]
The country’s largest health union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is demanding to know why it is being shut out of the Abbott Government’s so-called “consultation” with health groups over its proposed GP tax. Federal Secretary, Lee Thomas, said the ANMF is concerned Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley is reportedly examining multi-tiered co-payments […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has described a new initiative to assist and support people in nursing homes living with Dementia as a “step in the right direction” but says the Abbott Government must do more to ensure elderly vulnerable Australians receive quality care. The $54.5 million package over four years utilises redirected […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says Liberal MP Mal Brough is right – there is no need for any GP co-payment or any further attacks on Medicare. ANMF Federal Secretary, Lee Thomas said: “As the ANMF has been insisting since the Federal Budget was announced last year, the Government’s attacks on Medicare are […]
The country’s largest health union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has welcomed a decision by the Abbott Government to scrap changes to Medicare rebates which were due to begin next week. The ANMF’s Acting Federal Secretary, Annie Butler, said she was pleased the new Minister for Health, Sussan Ley, had “clearly listened to […]
The country’s largest health union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has welcomed news that Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will block the Abbott Government’s dramatic cuts to Medicare rebates. The ANMF’s Acting Federal Secretary, Annie Butler said the proposed $20 reduction in subsidies paid to doctors for patient consultations under 10 minutes, will result […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), Save Medicare Sydney and the Doctors Reform Society have called on the Australian Labor Party to immediately commit to overturning the Abbott Government’s ‘Plan B’ Medicare co-payment plans. Next Monday (19 January), the Abbott Government’s changes to standard GP consultation rebates will come into effect, after they were […]
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