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AUSTRALIAN NURSING FEDERATION
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'What is food for one is to others bitter poison'(Lucretius Roman poet, philosopher and scientist - 96 BC-55 BC)
Australian Nursing Federation
Canberra Office
3/28 Eyre Street | Kingston | ACT | Australia | 2604T + 61 2 6232 6533 F + 61 2 6232 6610E [email protected]
Melbourne Office
Level 1, 365 Queen Street | Melbourne | VIC | Australia | 3000T + 61 3 9602 8500F + 61 3 9602 8567E [email protected]
www.anf.org.au
table of contentsFederal President’s Report
Federal Secretary’s Report
The Federation
Federal Industrial Report
Federal Professional Report
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
Australian Nursing Journal
Australian Nursing Federation Financial Statement
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federal president’s reportAlthough it has been a difficult year for
trade unions throughout Australia, the
Federation continues to grow and achieve
positive outcomes for its members
throughout the nation. Unfortunately
for the working people of this nation,
this last year has seen the eventual
introduction of the Federal Government's
appalling industrial relations laws.
Despite this erosion to worker's rights,
the year has seen some improvements
in the wages and conditions of the
nursing and midwifery profession,
particularly for some of our aged care
and private sector colleagues due to the
excellent industrial lobbying by the State
and Territory Branches. Even with this,
we are yet to achieve our ultimate goal
of wage parity in all of the states and
territories. Wage parity will however
continue to be an important goal of the
ANF and will remain on our agenda into
the future.
The Federal Executive has met nine
times and Federal Council six times
throughout the year in order to deal with
issues and the ongoing management
of the Federation. These meetings
provided an opportunity to address
common industrial and professional
issues being faced by the ANF State and
Territory Branches and also for essential
strategic planning for the Federation's
future direction.
Clearly, our biggest focus for the year
in terms of political activism has been
our involvement in the ACTU's 'Your
Rights at Work' campaign. The Federal
ANF, State and Territory ANF Branches
(including the QNU and NSWNA) have
all been extremely active in their
involvement and support for this national
campaign to protect the rights of working
Australians. There have been a number
of national days of action and public
meetings to inform the community
about the potential losses to their rights
at work. Some of the more serious
consequences of the new laws adversely
affect our members in terms of their
ability to be collectively represented
by their union. Public sector nurses
in some states have been fortunate
enough to have been granted a
temporary reprieve from these laws
under protections given by State Labor
government initiatives. Nurses and
the nursing profession stand to lose
enormously if the impact of the
introduction of AWAs and other award
stripping industrial agreements are not
halted in the near future. For this reason,
the ANF will continue to be involved in
the 'Your Rights at Work' campaign until
our members' rights can be protected.
On a much happier note in October 2005
the ANF Northern Territory Branch hosted
the 7th Biennial National Delegates
Conference with close to 100 delegates
from across Australia attending. The
welcome to country was performed by
the Kenby Dance Troupe on behalf of
the traditional landowners, the Larrakia
people, and was well received by the
delegates. Following the opening of
conference by the Honorable Dr Peter
Toyne (NT Minister for Health, Minister
for Justice and Attorney General), a
number of invited guest speakers
address the gathering. Speakers included
a representative from the NTEU, Jill
Haynes and Elisabeth de Lino Araujo
from APHEDA in East Timor, Agnes
Stanilaus-Large from the ANF Tasmania
Branch, Liz Cloughessy from the NSW
Health Counter Disaster Unit, Sandra
Smiles from the NT Aboriginal Medical
Services Alliance, and Murray Paiva,
Secretary of the Papua New Guinea
Nurses' Association.
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federal president’s reportIn this forum, the delegates were able
to enthusiastically discuss and debate
a wide range of important nursing,
midwifery and health issues, including
professional and education issues, aged
care, unlicensed and unregulated workers,
and industrial issues such as the Federal
Government's proposed changes to the
industrial relations laws. Over 50 motions
were debated, with the outcome of a
number of new agreed positions on the
current policy and future direction for
the ANF. It was agreed that the 8th
National Biennial Conference of
Delegates in 2007 will be held in
Melbourne and hosted by the ANF
Victoria Branch.
As President of the Federation, I would
like to acknowledge the strong and
effective leadership shown by Jill Iliffe
and Gerardine Kearney in dealing with
the many important issues faced by
the Federation over the past year. The
Federal Executive and Council
together with this leadership continue
to admirably advocate for and represent
nurses effectively both nationally and
internationally.
Finally, on behalf of the ANF Federal
Executive, Federal Council and the ANF
membership, I would like to once again
thank all the staff of the Federal Office
for their dedication and hard work over
the past year. They are a great supporting
team and clearly committed to the goals
of the Federation. I look forward to
working with all of the staff over the
coming year to further the interests
of the Federation and its members.
Coral Levett
Federal President
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federal secretary’s reportOver the last twelve months, the biggest
challenge for unions has been the
Howard Government's harsh and
punitive industrial relations legislation,
WorkChoices, which was proclaimed
on 27 March 2006. The Government's
control of the Senate has put unions
and workers under deliberate and
systematic attack. The industrial
relations legislation is aimed at destroying
unions, destroying workers' rights, and
placing power firmly in the hands of
employers and business. Unions are
having to reassess their options for
providing industrial advocacy, for
remaining viable organisations and
for achieving and maintaining decent
working conditions for their members.
Dealing with the implications of the
WorkChoices legislation has occupied
and will continue to occupy a significant
amount of time and energy for the ANF
Federal Office. The Federal Office
activity has involved:
appearing before the Senate Inquiry
into the industrial relations changes;
supporting and attending the two major
national days of community protest
in November 2005 and June 2006;
being a member of the ACTU Industrial
Relations campaign committee;
sponsoring a Marginal Seat Campaign
Coordinator in Deakin, Victoria;
undertaking polling of members in
marginal seats;
taking part in the ACTU's Unions
Australia initiative;
financially supporting the ACTU 'Your
Rights at Work' TV commercials; and
providing ongoing education and
information to ANF members
through the ANJ and the Federal
Office website.
The ANF is represented on the ACTU
Executive. Executive meetings were
held 12-13 July 2005; 22-23 November
2005; and 7-8 March 2006.
ANF Membership 1991-2005
In 2005 the ANF membership increased
by 3.83%. Total membership stood at
147,972 at 31 December 2005.
To assist Branches to work in the new
industrial climate, corporate research
was undertaken on fifteen national
employers of nurses. The research
provides corporate and industrial
profiles and is included on the ANF
industrial data base.
Four ANF Branches held elections in
2005:
Neroli Ellis was re-elected Tasmanian
Branch Secretary. Anoni Morse
was re-elected Branch President.
Lisa Fitzpatrick and Jan Brownrigg
were re-elected Victorian Branch
Secretary and Assistant Secretary
respectively. Clare McGinness was
re-elected Branch President.
Yvonne Falckh was elected as
Northern Territory Branch Secretary.
Coral Levett was re-elected New
South Wales Nurses' Association
President.
7th Biennial National Delegates
Conference
The 7th Biennial National Delegates
Conference was held in Darwin on
20 and 21 October 2005. It was a
great success attended by over 100
delegates. The 8th Biennial National
Delegates Conference will be held in
Melbourne October 2007.
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Premises
The ANF is purchasing new premises in
Melbourne, situated on the first floor of
the newly purchased ACTU building in
Queen Street in the Melbourne CBD.
The ANF Canberra premises have been
paid off adding to the financial stability
of the organisation.
Nursing Education
The Federal Office, with the assistance
of the ANF South Australian Branch,
was successful in their application
to become a Registered Training
Organisation which will allow us to offer
a range of national qualifications in the
health and community services area,
particularly for assistants in nursing /
personal care assistants and enrolled nurses.
Courses are currently being offered in
Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Communication
The ANF Federal Office journals, the
ANJ and AJAN, along with our website,
provide a vital link to Branches and
members as well as providing useful
information to other interested parties.
The Federal Office website is an
interactive medium for feedback and
discussion. Secure sites have been
established for Federal Executive,
Federal Office staff, IAC and PAC.
Submissions
The ANF Federal Office responds
to calls for submissions on all areas
that affect nursing. Copies of all the
submissions can be found on the ANF
Federal Office website: www.anf.org.au.
Aged Care
The ANF has been involved at all levels
in work being done to implement selected
recommendations of the Hogan Report.
Of key importance was the development
of the Aged Care Funding Instrument
(ACFI) which is intended to replace the
Resident Classification Scale (RCS).
The ACFI is based on care needs rather
than care provided, and should result in
less paper work for nurses working in
aged care. It is also trialing external
rather than internal assessment.
The ANF Federal Office continues to
act as Secretariat for the National
Aged Care Alliance which is the main
multi-representative peak body for the
aged care sector.
The ANF is represented on the Aged
Care Advisory Committee, the Aged
Care Workforce Committee, the National
Accreditation Agency Liaison Group
and the Aged Care Funding Instrument
Working Group.
Occupational Health and Safety
The ANF is represented on the new
OHS federal body, the Australian Safety
and Compensation Council (ASCC).
This is an important position, being one
of two union appointments on a tripartite
committee. The Federal Office works
closely with the ANF Branches on OHS
issues and with the ACTU OHS groups.
Projects
The project to review the Competency
Standards for the Advanced Registered
Nurse and to develop Competency
Standards for the Advanced Enrolled
Nurse and Competency Standards for
Registered and Enrolled Nurses in
General Practice has been completed.
Further funding was secured to produce
a tool kit to assist nurses, general
practitioners and practice managers
to use the competency standards.
The Information Technology project,
looking at nurses' access to and use of
information technology, barriers to that
access and use and recommendations
to enhance access and use is nearing
completion.
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federal secretary’s reportThe ANF is represented on a wide
range of projects being conducted by
other organisations, such as the ANMC,
the ACMI, RCNA, the RACGP and the
ADGP.
Nursing and health policy
The ANF Federal Office is actively
involved in all levels of nursing and
health policy development whether it is
through direct representation, persistent
lobbying, engaging the media or calling
on our membership to become involved.
Nursing Workforce
During the year the Productivity
Commission released its report into the
health workforce. A move to national
registration and national accreditation
of education programs for the health
workforce was announced (by July 2008).
Some other key areas for the ANF this
year have been:
the development of health reform
policy as a member of the Australian
Health Care Reform Alliance;
successfully lobbying for more
undergraduate nursing places in
universities;
successful lobbying for an increase
in funding for clinical education in
undergraduate nursing courses;
maintaining national links and
working with other national nursing
organisations, such as the Congress
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Nurses, Royal College of
Nursing Australia, the Australian
Nursing and Midwifery Council and
the Australian College of Deans of
Nursing and Midwifery; and
providing secretariat services for the
National Nursing Organisations and
the Australian Peak Nursing Forum.
International activities
The ANF participates in activities of the
Commonwealth Nurses Federation, the
International Council of Nurses and the
South Pacific Nurses Forum.
East Timor
Financial and other support for the East
Timor Nurses Association continues. In
October 2005 the East Timor Nurses
Association held their second Congress
(the first was their inaugural Congress
in 2005). Agnes Stanislaus-Large from
the ANF Tasmanian Branch spent three
weeks in East Timor helping to organise
the conference and providing support
with organisational capacity building
Papua New Guinea
The ANF Federal Office worked very
closely with the Papua New Guinea
Nurses Association (PNG NA) in their
recent campaign around their industrial
claims and the implementation of a work
value study. The campaign was a great
success with the government agreeing
to back pay for the last EBA terms and
conditions (which had not been honoured)
and allocating enough money in the
coming budget to cover terms won in
this latest EBA. The ANF is working
in partnership with the World Health
Organisation to assist the PNGNA to
conduct the work value study.
Acknowledgement
The ANF would not be the successful
organisation it is without the commitment,
dedication and hard work of the Federal
Council, Federal Executive, Branch staff,
Branch Councillors, job representatives,
delegates and members in what has
been a very challenging year.
Jill Iliffe
Federal Secretary
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the federationFederal Office
Federal Secretary Jill IliffeAssistant Federal Secretary Gerardine (Ged) Kearney Federal Professional Officer Victoria Gilmore to 06/11/05
Fiona Armstrong from 07/11/05Professional Research Officer Elizabeth Reale from 07/11/05Federal Liaison Officer Victoria Gilmore from 07/11/05Federal Industrial Officer Nick BlakeIndustrial Research Officer Debbie RichardsFederal Communications Officer Heather Witham to 19/08/05
Catherine Beadnell from 22/05/06Editor, ANJ Yvonne Kelley to 2/12/05
Lani Stanistreet from 05/12/05Journalists Marcelle Mogg from 19/09/05 to 24/03/06
Catherine Beadnell from 07/11/05 to 19/05/06Associate Editor, AJAN Fiona Armstrong to 06/11/05Editor, AJAN Jackie JonesInformation and Resources Officer Elizabeth Reale to 06/11/05Finance/Office Manager Barbara Hughes Federal Graphic Design Officer Krista McClellandAdministrative Officer, Projects and Publications Kristy MaleAdministrative Officer, Finance Anne O'TooleAdministrative Officer, Canberra Anne WillsherAdministrative Officer, Journals and Publications Cathy FascialeAdministrative Officer, Industrial Anna AmantangeloAdministrative Officer, Professional Rebecca Shaw
Federal Council Members
Federal Secretary Jill IliffeAssistant Federal Secretary Gerardine (Ged) Kearney Federal President Coral LevettFederal Vice President Bernadette RobertsAustralian Capital TerritorySecretary Colleen DuffPresident Jill ParkeNew South WalesSecretary Brett HolmesPresident Coral LevettNorthern TerritorySecretary Denis Blackford (to 29 November 2005)
Yvonne Falckh (from 30 November 2005)President Neil SpencerQueenslandSecretary Gay HawksworthPresident Sue CadiganSouth AustraliaSecretary Lee ThomasPresident Bernadette RobertsTasmaniaSecretary Neroli EllisPresident Anoni MorseVictoriaSecretary Lisa FitzpatrickPresident Clare McGinnessWestern AustraliaSecretary Mark OlsonPresident Patricia Fowler
Federal Executive Members
Federal Secretary Jill IliffeAssistant Federal Secretary Gerardine (Ged) Kearney Federal President Coral LevettFederal Vice President Bernadette RobertsAustralian Capital Territory Colleen DuffNew South Wales Brett HolmesNorthern Territory Denis Blackford to 29/11/05
Yvonne Falckh from 30/11/05Queensland Gay HawksworthSouth Australia Lee ThomasTasmania Neroli EllisVictoria Lisa FitzpatrickWestern Australia Mark Olson
Federal Executive Meetings
From 1 July 2005 to 30 June 200620 September 2005 - by teleconference
4 November 2005 - in writing 18 November 200519 December 2005 - by teleconference15 February 200623 March 2006 - by teleconference
7 April 2006 - in writing 10 May 200630 June 2006 - by teleconference
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our people
From left to right
Anna AmatangeloFiona ArmstrongCatherine BeadnellDenis BlackfordNick BlakeGerardine (Ged) KearneyColleen DuffNeroli EllisYvonne FalckhCathy FascialeLisa FitzpatrickVictoria GilmoreGay HawksworthBrett HolmesBarbara HughesJill IliffeJackie JonesYvonne KelleyCoral LevettKristy MaleKrista McClellandMarcelle MoggMark OlsonAnne O’TooleElizabeth RealeDebbie RichardsBernadette RobertsRebecca ShawLani StanistreetLee ThomasAnne WillsherHeather Witham
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federal industrial reportThe 2005-06 ANF industrial programs continued to
focus on the protection and advancement of the industrial
rights of nurses.
The objectives included:
to provide effective industrial leadership and
representation for nurses at the national level;
to achieve planned and coordinated salary
increased for all nurses in Australia;
to maintain and enhance conditions of employment
for nurses in Australia;
to provide support to ANF Branches to enable them
to meet their industrial objectives;
to develop effective and constructive relationships
with the Australian Council of Trade Unions and
affiliated unions; and
to develop effective and constructive relationships
with the Federal Government other political parties
and industrial bodies.
Changes to federal and state industrial laws
The WorkChoices industrial relations legislation was
enacted in March 2006. The legislation was introduced
despite overwhelming opposition from community
groups, churches and unions. In broad terms the
changes to industrial laws seek:
to bring to an end the state industrial tribunals;
to severely reduce the power of the Australian
Industrial Relations Commission;
to remove existing protections from unfair dismissal
for all workers who employ less than 100 employees;
to further reduce and rationalise safety net awards;
to make it harder for employees to secure union
collective agreements in favour of individual
agreements (AWAs);
to make many union activities illegal; and
to establish the Australian Fair Pay Commission
who will be empowered to set and review minimum
wage rates.
Of particular concern to the ANF and the nursing
profession is the expected impact on federal and state
nursing awards. Presently all awards provide pay and
employment conditions that help protect nurses who
are unable to reach agreements with employers.
Furthermore, the awards include classification structures
and career paths that reward nurses for the attainment
of increased skill and experience.
Under WorkChoices all existing entitlements in federal
awards will be subject to a process of simplification
which could lead to the loss of employment conditions.
Award wage rates, classification structures and casual
loadings will be removed from awards. Many nurses
could also lose conditions such as weekend, shift and
public holiday rates, overtime redundancy pay,
allowances and loadings. The number of awards that
currently apply to nurses in the health and community
services sectors will be reduced and there will be
severe restrictions on the making of new awards.
For most nurses covered by existing state awards, it
appears that those awards are to be transferred to the
Australian Industrial Relations Commission and frozen.
The removal of awards classification structures and
career paths is disturbing and inimical to the best
interests of nursing and the provision of nursing care.
Without an appropriate career path and adequate
recognition of qualification, skills and extensive
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federal industrial reporteducation, nurses will leave the workforce and nursing
will become less attractive to potential new entrants.
Many observers consider that the WorkChoices
constitute the most significant transformation to
industrial laws for the past 100 years.
Nurses are already feeling the impact of this revolution
with an increasing number of employers seeking to
use the WorkChoices legislation to reduce their labour
costs and to deny nurses access to the support of
ANF officials. In response, the ANF Federal Office
in consultation with the ANF Branches is pursuing a
comprehensive industrial and professional strategy
on the future direction and the priorities of the ANF to
ensure that the union continues to provide a high level
of industrial representation to members and to the
nursing profession.
Public sector agreement outcomes
The table to the right details the percentage increases
and expiry dates of public sector enterprise agreements
that will continue to apply over the 2005/2006 period. In
addition to the wage increases detailed, the agreements
commonly included a range of improvements to
employment conditions including implementation
of staffing mechanisms, qualification allowances
and include shift and rostering arrangements. The
outcomes achieved in the public health sectors of
the states and territories are important as they not only
establish a benchmark for ANF negotiations in the
private acute and aged care sectors, they also apply
to the majority of the nursing workforce.
Australian Nursing Federation Rules and industrial
coverage
The Australian Nursing Federation has been granted
industrial coverage of assistants in nursing employed
in the private residential aged care sectors in South
Australia. This outcome follows a similar decision
reached in Victoria in 2004. As a consequence, the
ANF now has the right to represent the vast majority
of persons employed to assist in the provision of
nursing care across all health and community services
sectors; this means that the ANF can represent
assistants in nursing at the same time as protecting
the interests of our registered and enrolled nurses
who may be employed in those facilities. A copy of
the ANF Rules can be obtained at: www.anf.org.au.
Aged care
The wages gap between nurses working in aged care
and nurses working in the other sectors continues to
increase with the national average currently at 25
percent per week less. While there are a growing
number of collective agreements negotiated in the
aged care sector, the wages and conditions outcomes
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Victoria
Northern Territory
Tasmania
South Australia
Queensland
Australian CapitalTerritory
Western Australia
OUTCOME
14.0% over 3.5 years (30.06.08)
12.0% over 3.5 years (30.09.07)
11.0% over 3.0 years (09.08.06)
21.0% over 3.3 years (30.06.07)
16.5% over 3.0 years (30.06.07)
19.0% over 3.0 years (26.03.09)
12.15% to 23.2% over 2.5 years(23.03.07)
14.0% over 3.0 years (30.04.07)
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are generally less favourable than public and private acute sector outcomes and fail
to remove the disparity in wages and conditions. The federal government is still
refusing to agree to any process that would achieve and maintain wage parity. The
graph below demonstrates the wages gap.
Wage disparity for aged care workers
From: Nurses Paycheck, June-August 2006, Australian Nursing Federation, Melbourne.
Nick Blake
Federal Industrial Officer
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federal professional reportThe federal professional team has been
involved in a broad range of activities
representing the professional interests
of nurses and midwives throughout
2005/06.
The federal professional team represents
nurses and midwives on several national
projects and in a number of advisory
committees and policy making forums.
These include:
The Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct
for Nurses and Midwives project
This project is undertaking a review
of the Code of Conduct and Code of
Ethics for nurses and developing a
Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct
for midwives. The ANF is represented
on the project management committee
and ANF branches have been involved
in consultation forums and focus groups
in every state and territory.
The Decision Making Framework (DMF)
project
This project is developing a national
decision making framework, based on
models currently in place in four states.
The project has developed two draft
frameworks, (one for nurses, one for
midwives.
Midwifery Practice Review project
The Midwifery Practice Review project,
funded by the Australian Commission
on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
aims to develop a process for verifying
the qualifications, experience, and other
relevant professional attributes of mid-
wives to determine their competence,
performance and professional suitability
to provide safe, high quality health care.
It is aimed at providing a supportive
environment for individual midwives
across all areas of maternity care to
reflect on their practice and identify
priorities for further professional
development. Participation will be
voluntary. The ANF is involved through
representation on the project management
committee comprising representatives
of a range of key stakeholders.
Governance Standards project:
The ANF has played an important
role in the development of governance
standards for nursing and midwifery
organisations through the chairing of a
Working Group and project management
of a project funded by the National Nursing
and Nursing Education Taskforce (N3ET)
and conducted by the National Nursing
Organisations (NNOs). The ANF is a
member of the NNO as well as providing
the secretariat for these 52 associations.
The project developed a set of sound
governance standards to guide the
practice of nursing and midwifery
specialist organisations. The report
from the governance project has been
described as a landmark document
which demonstrates the capacity of
nurses to display considerable leadership.
A governance toolkit has now been
developed between the NNO secretariat
(ANF) and N3ET. The report and toolkit
are now available on the NNO website
www.anf.org.au/nno. In recognition of
the success of this project and the
importance of governance to nursing
and midwifery groups, the Department
of Health and Ageing (who provide
funding to support the NNO secertariat)
has agreed to provide additional funding
to the NNO (via ANF, as NNO fund
holder) to undertake further work in
relation to governance of the National
Nursing Organisations (NNO).
Health reform
The ANF has joined the executive of the
Australian Health Care Reform Alliance
(AHCRA) as the representative of nursing
and midwifery professions. The Alliance
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federal professional reportis pursuing a health reform agenda for
improved access to a more integrated
health care service sector with workforce
planning mechanisms that ensure a
sustainable health workforce and a
reduction in the current duplication of
services that occurs as a result of the
Federal and State/Territory funding
split. In 2005/06, AHCRA contributed
submissions to the Council of Australian
Governments (COAG) and the Productivity
Commission, and appeared before the
House of Representatives Standing
Committee Inquiry into health funding.
Submissions
The ANF federal professional team
prepared and coordinated a number of
submissions from the federal office in
response to inquiries.
This includes:
A response to the National Nursing
and Nursing Education Taskforce
(N3ET) proposed specialisation frame
work for nursing and midwifery
(June 2006).
Two submissions to the ACCC in
regard to an application by Medicines
Australia to amend their Code of
Conduct (February and May 2006).
A submission to the National
Nanotechnology Strategy Taskforce
(May 2006).
Making a decision about organ and
tissue donation after death - public
consultation feedback (April 2006).
Organ and tissue donation after
death: Ethical guidelines for health
professionals - public consultation
feedback (April 2006) .
Review of the professional code of
ethics and conduct for midwives and
nurses (April 2006).
A submission to the NHMRC on their
draft revision of the National
Statement on Ethical Conduct in
Research Involving Humans (March
2006).
A submission to the Department of
Education, Science and Training
medical education study (March 2006).
A response to a Treasury review of
the coverage of the Medical
Indemnity (Prudential Supervision
and Product Standards) Act 2003
(February 2006).
Submission in response to the
Award Review Taskforce discussion
papers on award rationalisation
of award wage and classification
structures (January 2006).
A submission to the review of the
Australian Council of Healthcare
Standards (November 2005).
A submission to the Productivity
Commission inquiry on the health
workforce (September 2005).
Conferences
The federal professional team presented
at two conferences in 2006, including a
paper on nurses, communication and
policy engagement entitled: Advocating
for ourselves at the Nursing Leadership
Conference 2006, and two papers: The
effects of nurse staffing on adverse
events and a Report on the governance
standards project at the Royal College
of Nursing, Australia conference 2006.
Rural health
The National Rural Health Alliance
(NRHA) of which the ANF is a member, is
currently developing policy and position
statements on: food security; Aboriginal
Health Workers; regional development;
and maternity services, and revising the
position statement on advanced nursing
practice. NRHA is also involved in the
development of a National Evidence Based
Guideline for Antenatal Care through
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federal professional reportconsultation with member organisations.
NRHA has made submissions to: the
Council of Australian Government
(COAG) on numbers of undergraduate
health professional places in March; and
to the federal treasurer's tax inquiry on
remote zone tax rebates, also in March.
Policy areas identified as priorities for
the NRHA over the next twelve moths
include: mental health; dental/oral health;
palliative care; rural health workforce;
research; culturally appropriate Indigenous
health care; and the sustainability of
rural communities.
The professional team also attended
and contributed to a policy forum on
rural and remote health held by the
Australian Rural and Remote Workforce
Agencies Group (ARRWAG) in March 2006.
Medicines policy
Through the ANF federal professional
team, nurses in Australia are involved in
the Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory
Council (APAC), which advises the
Australian Government on a wide
range of medicines policy issues. This
forum consists of health professional
organisations, consumers, industry and
government.
As a member of the National Prescribing
Service (NPS), the ANF has the opportunity
to contribute to, and influence medicines
policy through the NPS. The NPS is an
independent, non-profit organisation
(funded by the Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing)
which aims is to provide independent
information about medicines for all
Australians. One of its major programs
is the Quality Use of medicines
Program (QUM), intended to "provide
accurate, balanced, evidence-based
information and services to health
professionals and the community".
Other partnerships/activities in which
the ANF is involved
The professional team is involved in the
federal government initiatives to develop
Australia's responsiveness to pandemic
influenza with representatives involved
in the committees developing guidelines
for infection control, primary care and
clinical care; and is also a member of a
community nursing Industry advisory
committee conducted by the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
ANF partnerships
The federal professional team provides
information and updates on important
nursing initiatives to, and coordinates
meetings of, the professional advisory
committee with representatives from
each of the state and territory branches.
This committee contributes to policy
development and works collaboratively
on important submissions and position
statements.
Fiona Armstrong
Federal Professional Officer
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australian journal of advanced nursingThe AJAN provides nurses in Australia
and internationally with the opportunity
to publish original research and scholarly
articles on a diverse range of nursing
issues, with that diversity being one of
AJAN's strengths.
The availability of AJAN to an international
audience through its online presence on
IngentaConnect has extended its reach
and impact on evidence based practice.
The journal has published manuscripts
on a range of important nursing issues
including:
June 2005
23-hour care centre: changing the
culture of care.
The effect of pre-admission of
education on domiciliary recovery
following laproscopic cholecystectomy.
Mapping recovery after total hip
replacement surgery: health-related
quality of life after three years.
Coronary angioplasty: impact on risk
factors and patients' understanding
of the severity of their condition.
Competency standards for critical
care nurses: do they measure up?
Documentation and the transfer of
clinical information in two aged care
settings.
Physical restraint use on people with
dementia: A review of the literature.
September 2005
Medication knowledge and self-
management by people with type
2 diabetes.
A comparison of an evidence based
regime with the standard protocol for
monitoring postoperative observation:
a randomised controlled trial.
What were the outcomes of home
follow-up visits after postpartum
hospital discharge?
Implementing family-centred care:
an exploration of the beliefs and
practices of paediatric nurses.
Understanding the nursing workforce:
a longitudinal study of Australian
nurses six years after graduate
study concludes with a snapshot.
Do the ends justify the means?
nursing and the dilemma of
whistleblowing.
December 2005
Mothers' perceptions of overweight
and obesity in their children.
Nursing skill mix and nursing time:
the roles of registered nurses and
clinical nurse specialists.
Nurse practitioners' experiences of
working collaboratively with general
practitioners and allied health
professionals in New South Wales,
Australia.
Comparison between nurses'
professional needs and their
perceptions of their job.
Culture of rural nursing practice: A
critical theoretical analysis of deter
minants of power in nursing.
A review of graduate nurse transition
programs in Australia
March 2006
Shrouds of silence: three women's
stories of prenatal loss.
Parents' preferred child health
information sources: Implications
for nursing practice.
Warfarin use in the elderly: the nurses'
perspective.
Predicators of dietary and health
supplement use in older Australians.
Medication administration errors:
understanding the issues.
Mismanagement of delirium places
patients at risk.
Beyond the rhetoric: what do we
mean by a 'model of care'?
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australian journal of advanced nursingThe AJAN Editorial Advisory Board
which advises on editorial and publishing
issues, met by teleconference on two
occasions and in person once to discuss
issues relevant to the journal.
Board members in 2005-2006 included:
Sanchia Aranda, RN, B.App Sci (Adv
Nurs), MN, PhD
Director of Cancer Nursing Research,
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute,
Head, School of Nursing, the University
of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia
David Arthur, RN, PhD, FANZCMHN
Professor, School of Nursing,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hung Hom, Kowloon,
Hong Kong
Dr Joy Bickley Asher
Professional Services Manager,
New Zealand Nurses Organisation,
Wellington, New Zealand
Yu-Mei (Yu) Chao, RN, PhD
Research Fellow,
Center for Health Policy Research and
Development, National Health Research
Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan
Mary Courtney, RN, BAdmin, MHP,
PhD, FRCNA, AFCHSE
Professor of Nursing, Director of
Research, School of Nursing,
Queensland University of Technology,
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Karen Francis, RN, PhD, MHlth Sc,
Nsg. MEd, Grad Cert Uni Teach/Learn,
BHlth Sc, Nsg, Dip Hlth Sc, Nsg
Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing
and Midwifery,
Monash University, Gippsland Campus,
Churchill, Victoria, Australia
Desley Hegney, RN, CNNN, COHN,
DNE, BA (Hons), PhD, FRCNA, FIAM,
FCN(NSW)
Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing,
University of Queensland, Ipswich,
Queensland, Australia.
Director, Research Centre,
University of Queensland and Blue
Care, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia
Linda Kristjanson, RN, BN, MN, PhD
School of Nursing, Midwifery and
Postgraduate Medicine,
Edith Cowan University,
Churchlands, Western Australia,
Australia
Anne McMurray, RN, BA, Med, PhD,
FRCNA
Peel Health Campus, Chair in Nursing
Professor of Nursing, Murdoch
University, Mandurah, Western
Australia, Australia
Colin Torrance, RN, B.Sc(Hon), PhD
Consulting Nurse, Nursing Consulting
Services, Warrandyte, Victoria,
Australia
Lesley Wilkes, RN, CM RenalCert, BSc
Hons, GradDipEd(Nurs), MHPEd, PhD
Professor of Nursing, Clinical Nursing
Research Unit,
Sydney West Area Health Service and
the University of Western Sydney,
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The publisher also wishes to thank
Dr Jackie Jones, editor, the Editorial
Advisory Board members and the
reviewers who give their time to review
the constant stream of manuscripts
received by AJAN - their expertise is
crucial to the success of the journal.
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australian nursing journalThe ANJ plays a vital role in keeping
nurses informed on a variety of
professional and industrial issues.
The total readership of the ANJ is
estimated to be in excess of 70,000,
with nurses who receive the journal
as part of their ANF membership and
those with individual subscriptions
making it available to colleagues and
friends.
The harsh and unfair WorkChoices
industrial relations laws were introduced
in March 2006 and the ANF is involved
in the broad union and community
campaign to defeat the legislation.
The ANJ has a crucial role in keeping
nurses informed of industrial relations
developments and providing a forum
for highlighting the impact on individual
nurses and the profession as a whole.
The journal provides a space for nurses
to express themselves and share their
achievements in clinical practice and
research within a broader professional
context. The clinical updates, largely
contributed by nurses, for 2005-06
addressed a range of issues including:
Equity of care for people of culturally
and linguistically diverse backgrounds
(August 2005); Transfusing safely: A
2006 guide for nurses (Dec 05/Jan 06);
and Implementing a wound assessment
and management system (May 2006).
The authors of the clinical update:
Implementing a wound assessment and
management system wrote to the ANJ
following publication advising they had an
'overwhelming' response to the article
with 60 requests for more information.
Nurses from the United Kingdom, United
States of America, France, India and
every state in Australia contacted them
seeking more information on the wound
assessment model referred to in the article.
The features section of the journal
addressed a range of contemporary
professional, social and ethical issues
such as: Mental health: it's time for action
(June 2006); Putting the care back into
aged care (April 2006); and Nurse
practitioners: Forging new paths in care.
A feature titled Igniting change (Dec
05/Jan06) explored the role of ANF
workplace representatives in maintaining
and enhancing the professional standing
of nursing and the quality and safety of
patient care.
Major health issues of concern to nurses
and the wider community such as mental
health and aged care continue to have
a high profile in the journal. Nurses in
Australia and internationally continue
to make significant contributions to
health research and development.
The ANJ proudly promotes the research
achievements of nurses in clinical
practice and professional development.
The Working Life section of the ANJ
demonstrates time and time again the
dedication and commitment of nurses to
caring for their patients and the broader
community. From caring for homeless
people with mental illness, traveling to
South Africa to nurse people living with
AIDS, and providing palliative care to
several patients in a single day; nurses
have incredible stories to tell and the
ANJ is the vehicle through which they
choose to tell them.
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australian nursing journalThe focus themes for 2005-2006 were:
perioperative nursing
child and youth nursing
mental health
renal and diabetes nursing
community and primary health nursing
aged care
palliative care and oncology
organ transplant nursing
cardiac health
burns and wound care
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summary of resultsRevenue from ordinary activities
Capitation fees
Journal subscription fees
Journal advertising and other income
Interest
IR campaign
Other income
Grant income
Total revenue from ordinary activities
Expenses from ordinary activities
Affiliation fees
Interest paid
Employee benefits expense
Journal expenses
Other expenses
Total expenses from ordinary activities
Profit (loss) attributable to members of the organisation
2006 $
1,996,476
1,054,378
546,162
30,955
546,506
405,110
143,240
4,722,827
250,221
11,952
1,512,600
1,157,490
1,785,469
4,717,732
5,095
2005 $
1,800,156
1,060,730
524,440
35,658
510,432
304,699
4,236,115
203,708
14,199
1,418,270
1,091,151
1,399,580
3,478,148
109,207
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Current assets
Cash assets
Receivables
Other
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Current liabilities
Payables
Interest-bearing liabilities
Current tax liabilities
Provisions
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities
Provisions
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
Accumulated funds | Retained profits
TOTAL ACCUMULATED FUNDS
2006 $
542,981
1,124,063
137,015
1,804,059
461,254
461,254
2,265,313
1,243,325
30,975
3,386
86,103
1,363,789
96,258
131,363
227,621
1,591,410
673,903
673,903
673,903
2005 $
977,618
494,588
86,893
1,180,060
492,116
492,116
2,051,215
908,477
30,975
28,878
211,420
1,179,750
129,019
73,638
202,657
1,382,407
668,808
668,808
668,808
The complete ANF Federal Office Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2006
is available at www.anf.org.au
Statement of Financial Performance for Year Ended 30 June 2006 Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2006
independent audit reportINDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE FEDERAL COUNCIL OF THE AUSTRALIAN NURSING FEDERATION - FEDERAL OFFICE
We have audited the above Summary of Results of the Australian Nursing Federation - Federal Office for the year ended 30 June 2006 in accordance with Australian
Auditing Standards.
In our opinion, the information reported in the Summary of Results is consistent with the annual statutory financial report from which it is derived and upon which we
expressed an unqualified audit report to the Federal Council dated 26 October 2006. For a better understanding of the entity's financial position and the results of its
operations and the scope of our audit for the period, the Summary of Results should be read in conjunction with the annual statutory financial report.
Bell Duke and Company
Chartered Accountants
Robert Henry Wald
Registered Company Auditor No. 10148 Dated this 26th day of October 2006
Level 7, 468 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
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