A Registered Nurse (RN) on-duty in all nursing homes – 24/7! That’s the message the Australia Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is sending to the upcoming Federal Senate Inquiry into the future of Australia’s aged care workforce, to ensure we have dignity for older Australians living in aged care facilities. With a rapidly ageing population, […]
Many organisations have written to the Minister for Health supporting the RN24/7 campaign. Letter to Minister Skinner from the Cancer Council Letter from Australian Women’s Health Association Letter from the Older Women’s Network Letter from Alzheimers NSW Letter from CWA Nambucca Shire Council letter to NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner Letter from Palliative Aged Care Network […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) is meeting with local nurses, academics and community groups in Wagga Wagga this week to discuss the important role of registered nurses in aged care. The NSWNNA is calling on the NSW government to extend a legal minimum requirement for aged care facilities with high care residents to […]
This Tuesday and Wednesday, the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will be in Orange to speak with nurses and local community groups about the essential role of registered nurses in aged care. The NSWNNA is raising awareness of its campaign and petition, calling on the state government to extend the legal minimum requirement for […]
The NSW ALP has announced that if elected they would legislate to extend the legal requirement that NSW aged care facilities have a registered nurse on duty at all times. Currently, the requirement is only in place in NSW until December 2015. The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association has been campaigning for the retention of […]
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