Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

Poor understanding of dementia among everyday Australians is leading to stigma and discrimination, new research has revealed. https://bit.ly/47pEmMZ

ANMF Tasmania Branch members have reported critical staffing levels at times on RHH’s maternity unit. The Tasmanian Government has announced the appointment of an independent expert to lead the rapid independent investigation into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH). https://bit.ly/3Trvuk4

Do you have ideas and input on how to shape nurse workforce planning, investment and reform in Australia?
Nurses and nursing students are encouraged to provide feedback on the national nursing workforce strategy now open for public consultation. More: https://bit.ly/4d4h00v

A more holistic and individualised care approach to managing early menopause is recommended in research that has led to the development of a practical framework to help health professionals worldwide diagnose and manage early menopause. https://bit.ly/3Zmsvgw

Rewind to WWI 1916 where, despite being made the same rank, nurses earned half of what their male counterparts earned.

To serve in the AANS, nurses had to be educated, have 3 years of training and be unmarried.

While the Australian Army started giving officer rank and badges of rank to nurses in 1916, wages were not equal, and so low that nurses on the frontline often had to rely on money sent by family.

When Australian nurses returned from WWI, they continued to organise together and work to lift the status of nursing, midwifery and women's work, establishing formal registration and state-based training associations, coming together in the Australian Nursing Federation in 1924.

Over the past 100 years, nurses, midwives and carers have organised together, working collectively to lift wages and have their work respected and valued appropriately. This October we celebrate

Photo: Nursing staff of No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital 1916 - Australian War Memorial

Australian women currently retire with an average of 25% less superannuation than men.

Having no superannuation on Commonwealth PPL costs Australians tens of thousands of dollars in their retirement due to the absence of compounding interest on retirement savings when parents take time off work to care for their children.

Proposed amendments by the Coalition to the government’s legislation on superannuation for Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave (PPL) have been slammed by unions, including the ANMF.
More: https://bit.ly/3B3mHi0

The new rights-based Aged Care Act, has now been introduced to Parliament

Standing in with ANMF Tasmanian Branch nurses and midwives protesting unsafe workloads and maternity unit staffing concerns impacting safety and patient care. Read more in the ANMJ https://bit.ly/47qycvS

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation - ANMF Tasmanian Branch

Tasmanian nurses and midwives stop work; maternity unit investigation launched - ANMJ Nurses and midwives held stop-work meetings across Tasmania last week to protest unsafe workloads, and the state government has announced an investigation into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Members held stop work meetings at the Royal Hobart Hospital, the Launceston General Hospit...

From the moment she stepped into the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Emergency Department as a 19-year-old second-year student, Professor Julie Considine AO was captivated by the specialty of emergency nursing. https://bit.ly/4eacdfe

with NSW public-sector nurses and midwives who will be taking action tomorrow for fair pay! More: https://bit.ly/3MAfIzA
NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association

Many of the original members of the ANF were visionary leaders and activists for nurses and women, far ahead of their time. They laid the foundation for the ANMF’s achievements today such as Evelyn Conyers.
https://anmj.org.au/remembering-evelyn-augusta-conyers/

2/7 General Australian Hospital Nurses, 1942.

During both World Wars, nurses helped redefine the role of women through their bravery and dedication. As they came together to serve, many met interstate colleagues for the first time, becoming aware of the differences and gaps in wages and conditions across Australia.

This solidarity sparked a drive for greater economic equality and recognition within nurses and midwives, in service and back home.

Today, nurses and midwives continue organising together through the ANMF, fighting for better wages, working conditions, an equitable health system and safe patient care.

Join us this October as we celebrate

Some people can be living with a chronic wound for twenty years. With over 450,000 Australians living with a chronic wound, make sure you know the signs this Wound Awareness Week.

Women’s Health Week is here and from research, resources to recipes, Jean Hailes for Women’s Health is shining a spotlight on some of the biggest issues in women’s health, under the banner of ‘Your voice. Your choice’. https://bit.ly/4ga9CDH

Congratulations to Karen Booth, President of the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) on being appointed the first Chief Clinical Adviser (Nursing) for the Australian Digital Health Agency.


APNA - Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association Australian Digital Health Agency

Women's health nurses are advocates for women, supporting women's choices and holistic health. This we acknowledge the part womens health nurses have in delivering better health outcomes for women and people assigned female at birth.

This Wound Awareness Week we'd like to acknowledge the professional and person-centred expertise provided by wound care nurses. With over 450,000 Australians living with chronic wounds, their specialist support makes a big difference.

with nurses, midwives and carers in Tasmania fighting for safer hospitals! Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation - ANMF Tasmanian Branch

Join the ANMF today at 2:30pm for Stop Work Strike Action!

Let’s stand together and show the Tasmanian Government that nurses, midwives and Assistants in Nursing (and patients) deserve safe staffing levels and better working conditions.

Royal Hobart Hospital
Campbell Street Entrance
TODAY - 2:30pm



Please arrive promptly so that you can get back to your ward ASAP.

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The ANMF has changed and evolved into the strong union it is today – so to has nursing and midwifery! Share a photo from your early days as a nurse or midwife and tell us about that time.

About 300 medicines are now available as 60-day prescriptions as the third and final stage of the scheme’s rollout has come into effect. More in the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal online -

New medicines added to 60-day prescriptions - ANMJ An extra 100 medicines, including for treatment of asthma, depression, glaucoma and Parkinson’s disease, have been added to the federal government’s 60-day prescription scheme. Introduced last September in a bid to make it easier and cheaper for Australians to access many vital medicines, the th...

Nurses' and midwives' work needs to be respected and valued appropriately! with the ANMF branch NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association rallying across the state for better pay to fix the staffing crisis in the public health system.

Nurses and midwives rally for 15% Public sector nurses and midwives held more than 50 rallies statewide in late July in support of a one-year 15 per cent pay rise to fix the staffing crisis in the public health system. NSWNMA General Secretary Shaye Candish said the pay rise was needed to stem the flow of …

Dads play a vital role in our lives. Thanks for your love, support and advocacy for the growing people in your life, Happy Father's Day!

Working together, nurses and midwives over the past 100 years have been a collective force for positive change and the largest union in the country. This October, we celebrate
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Registered nurses are central to protection of children from maltreatment via mandatory reporting, A study is calling for RNs to be interviewed to explore what factors shape nurses engagment around this topic. FInd more details here: https://bit.ly/3T3A5Jb

Just over half the population can have 'female hormonal fluctuations'. Medical research needs to have diversity front and centre to obtain the best outcomes for everyone.


via ABC News

Medical research has a s*x and gender problem. New standards hope to change that Australia's largest health and medical research funding body has recommended s*x, gender, variations of s*x characteristics and s*xual orientation be routinely considered in health and medical research.

The need to recover and recharge between shifts has never been more important. How does the new right to disconnect work in practice at your workplace? Read more in the latest ANMJ Industrial Update. https://bit.ly/4ghUYdN

The ANMF is a proud member of the Primary Health Care Alliance. Uniting health leaders from across medical, nursing, and allied health sectors, PHC Congress have released a joint statement on four critical areas requiring government action to address the urgent need for reform in Australia's primary health care system. Access the full statement here: https://bit.ly/3X4GWTK