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Adelaide nurse in the long run for men impacted by cancer 31 August - This Wednesday Adelaide clinical nurse and ANMF (SA Branch) member Ellyse Mangan will lace up and hit the pavement to run 72km in support of local men impacted by prostate cancer. Read more
Gender pay gap widens as women earn $13,500 less than men 31 August - Today, August 31, is Equal Pay Day and alarmingly women have slipped further behind during the pandemic – with the gender pay divide widening by 0.8 per cent during the six months from February 2021 to August 2021. Read more
Hospitals in crisis mode as internal emergencies declared 31 August - Crushing demand has again forced the Royal Adelaide Hospital and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital to declare internal emergencies after their emergency departments were overwhelmed on Tuesday. Read more
The tragic toll of drug overdoses 31 August - Today, August 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day, and alarming new statistics show more than 2,000 Australians have lost their lives to overdose for six years in a row. Read more
Putting patient care at the heart of cancer trials 31 August - From bench to bedside, the journey towards new cancer therapies is full of challenges. Read more
Whyalla aged care staff left high and dry 27 August - The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch) has condemned as heartless the refusal of aged care operator Kindred Living to reward the hard work and dedication of staff made redundant through the closure of the Whyalla-base Read more
Aged care reform gaining political momentum 27 August - The political will to fix our broken aged care system is gaining momentum with more and more MPs taking to the floor of Federal Parliament, urging the Morrison Government to give aged care workers and residents “a fair go”. Read more
Life can be a tub of blueberry yoghurt...and other mental health truths 26 August - For mental health nurse Brenton Westell, poking his head through the ceiling of the Flinders Medical Centre was just another day on the job. Read more
‘The solution is bleeding obvious’: Wound Awareness Week 2021 25 August - Wounds Australia, the peak body for wound care and management, is highlighting the risk factors and warning signs of chronic wounds during Wound Awareness Week 2021 in a bid to tackle the nation’s ‘hidden epidemic’. Read more
UniSA in baby breakthrough 25 August - University of South Australia researchers have designed a computer vision system that can automatically detect a tiny baby’s face in a hospital bed and remotely monitor its vital signs from a digital camera with the same accuracy as an el Read more
MPs call for registered nurses 24/7 in aged care 25 August - The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation commends Dr Helen Haines, Victoria’s Independent Member for Indi, for putting forward a Private Member’s Motion in Federal Parliament on Monday, calling on the Morrison Government to commit Read more
ANMF demands action as Code Black incidents soar to alarming heights 24 August - Violent Code Black incidents in South Australian hospitals could blow out to more than 13,000 in 2021, representing a frightening surge in dangerous incidents since 2016. Read more

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