Media Release: 26 July 2009

Nurses and midwives looking for real reforms

The Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation, Ged Kearney and the Assistant Federal Secretary, Lee Thomas will be available for comment on the Prime Minister’s address on the challenges of Health Reform and the release of the NHHRC report.

The ANF understands the complicated nature of Australia’s health system and the challenges it faces and will welcome initiatives that bring real reform to health funding, addressing the duplication and inefficiencies that currently exist. Vital to this is a renewed focus on Primary Health Care delivered by the right professional at the right time.

The ANF expects to see initiatives leading to better use of the health workforce which will bring people greater access to relevant, community focused health care from a variety of appropriately skilled health professionals. Critical to this is appropriate initiatives in residential aged care which is part of the health care system, and must be an integral part of overall reforms.

 

Media Contacts
Ged Kearney, ANF Federal Secretary, 0417 053 322
Lee Thomas, Assistant Federal Secretary, 0419 576 590

 

The ANF, with 170,000 members, is the professional and industrial voice for nurses and midwives in Australia.