28th Annual Queensland Nurses Union Conference
Published: 22 July 2009
1. Making the 2010 Federal Budget, the Aged Care Budget - next stage of the national aged care campaign to be launched in Brisbane tomorrow
2. State Health Minister to address conference on Friday
3. Delegates will discuss Swine Flu’s growing impact on health and aged care staff and services
The 28th annual conference of the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) is being held over the next three days – 22, 23 and 24 July 2009 - at the Sebel Citigate Hotel, cnr Turbot and Roma Streets, Brisbane.
More than 210 delegates, representing more than 38,000 nurses from hospitals, community health facilities and aged care facilities throughout Queensland, will discuss a range of industrial relations, health and political issues.
This year’s conference will also provide a launching pad for the next stage of the Australian Nursing Federation’s national aged care campaign – Because We Care: Quality care for older Australians – aimed at making the 2010 federal budget the Aged Care Budget.
To-date the Because We Care campaign, which was launched in March this year, has involved television and newspaper advertising and workplace visits aimed at organising aged care nurses into effective community campaigners.
This second stage, which will be launched by ANF federal secretary, Ged Kearney, involves aged care nurses lobbying their local federal politicians to ensure next year’s federal budget becomes the aged care budget, providing significant funding increases and policy reform in the aged care sector. This lobbying will involve postcard and letter writing and electorate visits to MPs by aged care nurses.
Delegates will also hear reports on Queensland’s response to the growing Swine Flu (H1N1 2009) presence in Australia and what the impact could be for nurses, public and private health services and aged care services.
Representatives of media outlets are welcome to attend tomorrow’s Aged Care campaign launch and the other presentations listed below.
Wednesday, 22 July
| 11.00am | Because We Care: Quality care for older Australians campaign – Stage Two launch - Ged Kearney, ANF Federal Secretary |
| 2.00pm | The Global Financial Crisis - Dr John Buchanan, School of Economics, University of Sydney |
Thursday, 23 July
| 11.00am | Current Strategic Issues and the Challenges for Nursing and Midwifery - Pauline Ross and Rosemary Bryant, The Queensland and Australian Chief Nurses |
| 2.00pm | National Health Reform Agenda - Fiona Armstrong, Immediate Past Chair Australian Healthcare Reform Alliance |
Friday, 24 July
| 9.00am | Protecting Nursing and Midwifery in the Lucky Country - Professor Linda Shields, Professor of Paediatric and Child Health Nursing Child and Adolescent Health Service, Curtin University of Technology, Perth |
| 11.00am | IR Reform Agenda - Deborah Ralston, Queensland Council of Unions, Steve Ross, QNU Industrial Officer |
| 12.30pm | Hon Paul Lucas, Health Minister & Deputy Premier |
| 2.00pm | The National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Health Professions - Chris Robertson, Head of Policy & Legislation Team, Qld Health, Luke Forsyth ,QNU Legal Officer, Anne Garrahy, QNU Professional Officer |
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