Staffing ratios must go further to deliver meaningful reform

The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the initial funding to deliver staffing ratios into NSW public hospitals but maintains more must done beyond the 2023-24 state budget. More than $419 million has been allocated to roll out safe and enforceable ratios, including an extra 1,200 nurses and midwives, while a further $572 […]

Nursing Peaks Coalition support a Yes Vote on the Voice to Parliament Referendum

A First Nations Voice to Parliament protected by the Constitution is a key element of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Respectful engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and accepting the invitation extended in the Uluru Statement from the Heart is consistent with implementing the call for a Voice in Parliament, will strengthen […]

St Vincent’s nurses reach private hospital pay and ratios deal

After extensive negotiations, St Vincent’s and the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have come to an historic enterprise agreement which will see nurses and midwives at the organisation’s NSW private hospitals among the highest paid in the state – public or private – as well as introducing nurse-patient ratios. The agreement – described by […]

Historic meeting for Lifeblood ANMF members

Hundreds of Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) members employed by Lifeblood, will meet today (Sunday 10 September) to hear an update on the employer’s proposed, single enterprise agreement which would cover workers across the country. It will be the first-time the ANMF has conducted a national mass industrial meeting on-line. ANMF members, including registered […]

Hospital activity shows need for staffing ratios to begin

Safe staffing ratios along with the other workplace reforms across the state’s health system are vital and must begin in earnest, as new data shows activity inside public hospitals remains extremely challenging. According to the Bureau of Health Information (BHI), the volume of critically unwell patients attending emergency departments grew during the April to June […]

Workforce challenges dominate nurses and midwives’ conference

Nurses and midwives across the state have vowed to continue highlighting the urgent need for safe staffing ratios across the entire health system. During the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) 78th Annual Conference, delegates debated motions to improve working conditions for all nurses and midwives, and to ensure better health outcomes for the patients […]

Nurses and midwives use their voices for change

Rebuilding the nursing and midwifery workforce and increasing sustainability throughout health systems has taken centre stage on day one of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) 78th Annual Conference in Sydney. Welcoming more than 700 nurses and midwives from across the state, NSWNMA General Secretary, Shaye Candish, said the conference theme ‘Stronger than ever […]

Nurses and midwives rally over hospital upgrade delays

Upset nurses and midwives held a one-hour own-time rally today in response to the NSW government’s plan to delay infrastructure upgrades at Muswellbrook Hospital. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Muswellbrook Hospital branch voted in favour of industrial action via a ballot last Wednesday, however an offer for further consultation from the […]

Working together to deliver better staffing in aged care facilities

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and its members have welcomed new data showing that the overwhelming majority of aged care facilities across the country have implemented 24/7 registered nursing (RN) staffing levels. Since the start of the new requirements on 1 July, the Government has reported that ‘86% of facilities now have a […]

Aged care nurses elated on eve of momentous reform

As thousands of aged care nurses prepare for their shifts across NSW, a widespread sense of triumph and relief will envelop them this weekend when a significant milestone is reached. The legal requirement for residential aged care facilities to have at least one registered nurse on duty, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, […]

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