http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/ News feed from Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch). en-gb Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:23:08 EST Copyright: (C) Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch), see http://www.anfvic.asn.au/site/pages/ for terms and conditions of reuse 15 Aged care registered nurses will deliver two giant campaign postcards, signed by hundreds of Victorians, to the Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon's office tomorrow calling on her to make sure the Rudd Government increases funding for residential aged care in the May Budget. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/campaigns/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/campaigns/news/21970.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:36:00 EST All ANF Job Reps, Nurse Unit Managers and Directors of Nursing have been sent the ANF Education Centre's latest course calendar to circulate amongst their colleagues. This article provides a direct link to the online calendar which includes a range of accredited courses approved by the Nurses Board of Victoria. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/education/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/education/news/21923.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST The Nurses Board of Victoria recently sent out a questionnaire to a random selection of nurses and midwives from their register. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/21741.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:45:00 EST Each year, almost 20,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. These men are nearly twice as likely to develop depression as people in the general community, and their partners are even more at risk of developing depression. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/21634.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:08:00 EST Nurses who are concerned about the environmental impact of single-use nursing equipment and products can contact Victorian Greens MP Colleen Hartland to find out how they can make a difference. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/21477.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST Northeast Health Wangaratta nurses and midwives this afternoon voted to delay taking hospital-wide action to allow further talks between ANF and management to resolve the dispute about understaffing of the facility's 12 emergency department cubicles. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/21316.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:17:00 EST Tecoma resident and aged care nurse Erica Kurec travelled to Canberra this week to lobby federal MPs and senators to make Budget 2010 the aged care budget and she will be watching Treasurer Wayne Swan deliver his speech on May 11 to see if she has made a difference. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/campaigns/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/campaigns/news/21906.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:04:00 EST The ANF Education Centre (incorporating registered training organisation 3601) will be offering the HLT51607 Diploma of Nursing (enrolled/division 2 nursing) starting 15 March 2010. If you are interested in this course it is strongly recommended you attend an information day on 9 or 12 February 2010. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/education/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/education/news/20701.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:30:00 EST Wangaratta Base Hospital nurses will meet on Tuesday 9 February, 2.30pm to consider taking action to support their understaffed colleagues and their patients in the emergency department. Nurses will consider taking significant industrial action including bed closures, elective theatre session cancellations, restrictions on outpatient services and paperwork bans. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/21211.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:45:00 EST Northeast Health Wangaratta emergency department nurses, dismayed that management has failed to address critical understaffing, have voted to hold a hospital-wide meeting next week to consider significant action across the facility. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/21082.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:07:00 EST URGENT NEWSFLASH http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/20904.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:20:00 EST Northeast Health Wangaratta emergency department nurses have voted to open only nine of the hospital's 12 cubicles from 7am today due to management's continued understaffing. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/20693.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:23:00 EST ANF (Victorian Branch)has launched new resources to make the process of returning to meaningful work after an injury or illness easier for nurses, their colleagues and employers. The resources are all available on a new website www.nursesRTW.com.au http://www.anfvic.asn.au/issues/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/issues/news/20670.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST Many members have called ANF (Vic Branch) asking how they can help the relief efforts for the survivors of the Haiti earthquake. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/news/20641.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:42:00 EST Public sector psychiatric nurses have overwhelmingly voted to accept the final draft of their agreement. http://www.anfvic.asn.au/campaigns/news/rss.xml http://www.anfvic.asn.au/campaigns/news/20508.html Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:08:00 EST