Ged Kearney, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation, introduces their Because We Care campaign.

 

Ged Kearney, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation, introduces International Nurses Day, May 12.
Media Releases:
alt 08.04.10 - ANF welcomes government support for aged care nurses
alt 25.03.10 - Nurses lodge first class action under Fair Work Act to protect aged care nurses
alt 23.03.10 - South Coast Labor Council strongly supports Because We Care Campaign
alt 10.03.10 - Nurses to make aged care an election year issue
alt 01.03.10 - Queensland nurses take their message to the federal Treasurer
alt 22.02.10 - Elderly residents need more nurses
alt 17.02.10 - Hospital nurses could lose up to $400 per week under Abbott
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14.02.10 - Tony Abbott taking health care back to the 1800s
alt 09.02.10 - Abbott misrepresents Nurses’ Union
alt 03.02.10 - Nurses bring aged care reform debate to Canberra
alt 19.01.10 - Rural aged care nurses deserve to be paid a fair wage
alt 18.01.10 - Equal pay for nurses to improve workforce productivity
alt 07.01.10 - Aged care sector to suffer as nurses face $300 pay cut
alt 05.01.10 - ANF hope 2010 will be a year of great change in health
alt 08.12.09 - ANF: Don't drag feet on aged care reform
alt 10.12.09 - Justine Elliot | Better equipment to assist terminally ill patients
alt 06.12.09 - Queensland nurses take their aged care message to marginal Labor seats
alt 24.11.09 - Landmark pay equity report highlights double jeopardy of caring for the elderly
alt 18.11.09 - More beds without enough nurses doesn't make sense
alt 30.10.09 - Nurses want early action to fix aged care
alt 16.10.09 - Thousands of reasons to support aged care reform
alt 07.10.09 - Aged Care Nurses need your support
alt 28.09.09 - Nurses applaud Ageing Minister's tough stand
alt 11.09.09 - 25% Wage Cut Threat for Aged Care Nurses
alt 01.09.09 - Equal Pay Day: Aged care workers among Australia's worst paid, 95 percent women
alt 28.08.09 - $4.0 million dementia respite care unit to help carers get a well deserved break
alt 30.07.09 - Aged care nurses putting the pressure on our pollies
alt 27.07.09 - Primary health care reforms will improve access, but opportunities for aged care missed again
alt 07.07.09 - Aged care nursing staff yet again short-changed
alt 29.06.09 - RCNA Nursing scholarships target aged care
alt 19.06.09 - Critical need for safe staffing levels in aged care
alt 02.06.09 - Xenophon attacks South Australian aged care nurses
alt 01.06.09 - ANF calls for Australia’s nursing homes to be government priority
alt 12.05.09 - Patients and the community are the big winners in ground breaking health reform budget
alt 30.04.09 - ANF: Funding accountability and quality in aged care must be the Federal Government's priorities
alt 27.04.09 - ANF: Aged care funding needs more scrutiny
17.03.09 - ANF: Because We Care launch
17.03.09 - AMA: Aged care residents need more nurses...
17.03.09 - ACSA: How much do Australians care about aged care?

 
News Articles:
02.02.10 - Australian Ageing Agenda: Aged care costs set to soar
15.01.10 - The Chronicle: Aged care nurse 'crisis'
09.01.10 - The Australian: Aged care nurses facing pay cuts
07.01.10 - Sydney Morning Herald: Fair Work rejects attempt to remove overtime pay
29.11.09 - The Australian: Julia Gillard protects aged care nurses' pay
Access Economics eport on nurses in residential aged care
 28.11.09 - Report warns of aged care vortex
alt 24.11.09 - Penrith Press: Nurses' aged care plea
30.07.09 - The Daily Telegraph: Nurses test blood pressure of pollies
30.07.09 - The Australian: Nurses test blood pressure of pollies
30.07.09 - Brisbane Times: A great day to avoid Darling Harbour
30.07.09 - Australian Ageing Agenda: Pressure rising in aged care
29.07.09 - The Australian: Festering tensions
22.07.09 - Gympie Times: Nurses to test blood pressure of MPs
22.07.09 - 9 News: Nurses to test blood pressure of MPs
alt 19.06.09 - The Age: Aged care centres hit by debt crisis
alt 20.07.09 - Guardian UK:  Population of older people set to surpass number of children
alt 19.06.09 - The Age: Aged care centres hit by debt crisis
alt 16.06.09 - The Daily Telegraph: Aged care crisis hits families
alt 27.04.09 - TQN: Feature article on Because We Care campaign
21.04.09 - Herald Sun: Nursing homes nosedive in $23 million collapse
18.03.09 - ABC Online: Union pushes for aged care curse pay rise
17.03.09 - Canberra Times: Aged care nurses push for equality
16.03.09 - Herald Sun: Aged care nurse shame
     
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