Policies and regulation
ANMF welcomes funding for health and safety in the 2026 state budget but there’s more to do for nurses, midwives and carers
The Victorian State Budget 2026/27 provides $32.3 billion for the Victorian health system. ANMF welcomes funding that delivers on some important ANMF priorities including addressing OVA. The Branch is clear, however, that more needs to be done in terms of workforce initiatives – additional nurses and midwives will be needed to staff expanded services, and the agreed-in-principle Hospital Classification Review, when enacted, will also require additional nurses and midwives to meet improved nurse and midwife to patient ratios.
