Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch)
Come clean: Morrison Government plan to vaccinate the private aged care workforce seems never on their radar
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) is calling on the Morrison Government to reveal the scope of the multiple private contracts to vaccinate the private aged care workforce.
In a media release 107 days ago Federal Health and Aged Care Minister Greg Hunt said residential aged care residents and workers would be vaccinated in their facility.
In the same release Federal Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck said the ‘Australian Government would be responsible for leading the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program in the aged care sector’.
The Morrison Government has failed to protect vulnerable people living in its residential aged care facilities and the dedicated nurses and personal care.
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch)
More, more, more: Health Minister Foley has listened to nurses
More beds, more nurses and more ambulances and paramedics are exactly what is needed to ease the pressure of the current increased demand on the Victorian health system.
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) has welcomed the Andrews Government’s announcement to spend $759 million to improve the flow of patients through emergency departments.
The rising demand on emergency departments has been discussed at fortnightly meetings between Victorian health unions, including the ANMF (Vic Branch), the Australian Medical Association, the Victorian Ambulance Union and Health and Ambulance Service Minister Martin Foley.
Young doctors suing Monash Health, Latrobe Regional Health Service over unpaid wages
Health by Anthony Piovesan 27th Apr 2021 9:09 AM Two major Victorian health services are being sued by dozens of young doctors who are desperate to recover unrostered and unpaid overtime payments . Gordon Legal and Hayden Stephens and Associates - acting for 100 junior doctors working in the Monash Health and Latrobe Regional Health Service - filed a class action in the Federal Court of Australia on Monday. It alleged systemic and widespread underpayment of wages . Dandenong and Casey hospitals and the Monash Children s Hospital - as well as Monash Medical Centre - are run by Monash Health.