Search Results : mental health
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Branches that will strike on Wednesday
The final list of NSWNMA branches that have voted to strike. LHD Branch Name Murrumbidgee Local Health District Albury Base Hospital Murrumbidgee Local Health District Albury Mental Health Community Nurses Murrumbidgee Local Health District Albury Mental Health Nurses – Nolan House Hunter New England Local Health District Armidale Community Health & Hospital Western Sydney Local Health District Auburn District Hospital Northern NSW Local Health District […]
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Staff ratios and wages claim – branch voting update
NSWNMA branches at the state’s public hospitals and community health centres are continuing to vote this week on a proposed staff ratios and wages claim. The claim challenges the O’Farrell Government to build on the safer hospital staffing levels introduced in 2011 under an agreement between the NSWNMA and previous Labor government. The current branch-voting schedule […]
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Value us: public health campaign
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Bob Fenwick Memorial Program awards
Twelve mental health nurses from around the state will today receive their awards, at a ceremony in Sydney, for completing the Bob Fenwick Memorial Mentoring Program, which gets experienced mental health nurses or clinicians to mentor less‐experienced colleagues for the betterment of mental health service provision in NSW. Program funding is provided by the NSW […]
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PHS 2014 claim voting results
The claim in full is here. Watch Brett Holmes discuss the claim and upcoming campaign. Final branch voting results as at 11am Friday 11 April 2014. Branch Name Vote Albury Base Hospital Y Albury Mental Health Community Nurses Y Albury Mental Health Nurses – Nolan House Y Armidale Community Health & Hospital […]
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NSW nurses vote in big numbers to strike on Wednesday 24 July
More than 160 NSWNMA workplace branches have now notified the NSWNMA office that they will join Wednesday’s (24 July) statewide strike of nurses and midwives, to protest against the O’Farrell Government’s failure to provide guaranteed, safe nurse staffing levels in all public hospitals, public hospital clinical units and community health services and equal ratios in […]
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Health leaders call for action at Lima Climate and Health Summit
After the first week of the current UN climate talks in Lima, health professionals, public health experts and policy makers convened yesterday for the 2014 Climate and Health Summit. The packed program featured inspiring speakers such as Peru’s Minister of Health, Aníbal Velasquez Valdivia, the Vice President of the World Bank, Rachel Kyte and ex […]
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NSW nurses and midwives start voting on staff ratios and wages claim
NSWNMA branches at the state’s public hospitals and community health centres start voting today, 18 February, on a proposed staff ratios and wages claim that challenges the O’Farrell Government to build on the safer hospital staffing levels introduced in 2011 under an agreement between the NSWNMA and previous Labor government. Branches that have advised they […]
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Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network
Preference Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network as your first preference in your application. Then select the Custodial Health Metropolitan, Custodial Health Regional Graduate Program, and/or Mental Health Graduate Nurse Program. Justice Health Custodial Health (Metropolitan) Graduate Nurse Program February and April intakes 12-month temporary full time The Custodial Health Graduate Nurse Program provides […]
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Improved support for mental health services cautiously welcomed
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has commended several long-overdue improvements proposed by the Mental Health Commission of NSW, but noted some recommendations required detailed exploration for best practice and implementation. General Secretary of the NSWNMA, Brett Holmes, welcomed a key objective within the recently released report, Living Well: A Strategic Plan for Mental […]
