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Restraint in residential care
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Restraint in residential care

‘Restraining a person, whether through physical or pharmacological means, is dehumanising and disempowering. It is an affront to dignity and personal autonomy.’ – Aged Care Royal Commission Interim Report 2019: Neglect.
Second ratio amendments bill passes Parliament
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Second ratio amendments bill passes Parliament
Health response to replace the jail cell for public drunkenness
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Health response to replace the jail cell for public drunkenness
MCH qualifications protected in law
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MCH qualifications protected in law
Privacy and confidentiality can lead to thorny issues for graduates
AHPRA/NMBA

Privacy and confidentiality can lead to thorny issues for graduates
Industrial action, Commissioner Wayne Blair and private arbitration in Perth
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Industrial action, Commissioner Wayne Blair and private arbitration in Perth
Coronial investigations and inquests
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Coronial investigations and inquests
Second tranche of ratio improvements introduced to Parliament
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Second tranche of ratio improvements introduced to Parliament
Gold-standard Victorian MCH Service care protected
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Gold-standard Victorian MCH Service care protected
Important flu vaccination information for members working in aged care
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Important flu vaccination information for members working in aged care
ANMF opposes Morrison Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill
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ANMF opposes Morrison Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill
ANMF opposes Morrison Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill
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ANMF opposes Morrison Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill
Clarifying legislation related to cosmetic injectable products
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Clarifying legislation related to cosmetic injectable products
Changes to superannuation rules from 1 April
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Changes to superannuation rules from 1 April
Second phase of ratio improvements from March
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Second phase of ratio improvements from March
Check your employer’s nomination of birth suites
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Check your employer’s nomination of birth suites
Anti-union bill fails: a win for members and patients
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Anti-union bill fails: a win for members and patients
ANMF members are under threat
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ANMF members are under threat
Morrison Government’s union bill ‘politically motivated’, ANMF says
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Morrison Government’s union bill ‘politically motivated’, ANMF says
Nurses and midwives would ‘fall foul’ of the law
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Nurses and midwives would ‘fall foul’ of the law
Industrial manslaughter laws and nurses, midwives and carers
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Industrial manslaughter laws and nurses, midwives and carers
New formula to calculate mixed ward ratio
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New formula to calculate mixed ward ratio
Ratio improvements ‘grace period’ 31 August deadline
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Ratio improvements ‘grace period’ 31 August deadline
When is a medical certificate required?
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When is a medical certificate required?
Minimum staffing in Level 4 hospitals
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Minimum staffing in Level 4 hospitals