Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal

The Australian Government is developing a new Aged Care Act and the ANMF has provided its feedback, highlighting a number of concerns including lack of recognition of the importance of the workforce as care providers and experts in the oversight and delivery of care to older people. Find out more here: bit.ly/3NGeinB

Are you a Registered Nurse in Australia? A study needs your valuable insights on competence-based assessments to understand the good and bad, and to identify potential improvements. Have your say here: http://bit.ly/4e3Jyb7

Cleaning shared medical equipment at least once a day, even with a disinfectant wipe, can save lives. https://lnkd.in/gNefFHea

The ANMF celebrates a century of serving and advocating for the rights and well-being of nurses, midwives, and the communities they serve. MEDIA RELEASE: https://bit.ly/3NyG4mf From just 700 members in 1924, the ANMF has steadily grown to stand as Australia’s largest union, boasting a membership of over 326,000 nurses, midwives, personal carers and students. Over the century, the union has achieved extraordinary accomplishments in protecting, promoting and progressing the professional and industrial rights of members and safer healthcare policies and practices which have resulted in improved patient care outcomes. #ANMF100 #100YearsStrong

Ever wonder where safe manual handling and no-lift policies came from? It started with a concerned member who sustained a back injury while at work and decided to do something about the high number of back injuries in nursing and midwifery. https://lnkd.in/gDbEAzi7 #OurStoryisYourStory #100YearsStrong

Our 100 Year Anniversary Documentary will launch tomorrow afternoon on our social channels at 15:30 AEDT. Join us as we celebrate the power and positive impact nurses, midwives, and carers organising together have achieved over the past century. #OurStoryisYourStory #100YearsStrong

The ANMF is the largest union in Australia, powered by the passion, courage and advocacy of nurses, midwives and carers in every state and territory. Join us as we celebrate #100YearsStrong with our 100-Year Anniversary documentary. #OurStoryisYourStory

Nurses working in nurse-led models of care undertake comprehensive assessments, provide timely person-centred care, opportunistic education and support, continuity of care and link patients to other health professionals and services. https://bit.ly/3Y7n577

For a century, we have stood together as nurses, midwives and care workers, creating positive change across our profession, workforce and communities. Join us on October 23 and celebrate our story with a special documentary. #OurStoryisYourStory #100YearsStrong

The ANMF continues to be a powerful advocate for universal health coverage in Australia, underlining the pivotal role nurses and midwives can play in ensuring all people have access to the healthcare services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. https://bit.ly/4fa4rSM #100YearsStrong #Agedcare #medicare #nurseledcare