Renewed calls for state government to prioritise public health and patient safety

The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has reiterated its calls for the state government to appropriately fund over-stretched public health services and to implement much needed nurse-to-patient ratios across the state. A report released today by the Australia Institute showed the state government had spent more than $800 million dollars on minerals and fossil […]

Country nurses campaign for a better health deal

A local nurse went to Queanbeyan at the weekend to lobby Nationals MPs for improved health services for regional NSW, reports the Coffs Coast Advocate. Sue White said she and 11 other members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association were buoyed by discussions with politicians attending the NSW Nationals Annual General Conference. “We were […]

Northern Beaches meeting 26 June

Northern Beaches residents plus nurses and midwives who work at Mona Vale and Manly are invited to a meeting to discuss local issues, inlcuding the privatisation of the new Northern Beaches Hospital, on Thursday 26 June, 7pm at Dee Why RSL. Brett Holmes will be speaking about what we know so far about proposals for […]

Health Minister says no beds to close

NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has reassured nurses and midwives the State Government would explore ways to absorb the Abbott Government’s public hospital funding cuts without closing hospital beds. The Minister made the commitment on Thursday 29 May during a meeting with Acting General Secretary of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), Judith Kiejda, […]

The silence is deafening – PHS 16 May 2014

Mirroring last year’s negotiations, after two meetings, NSWNMA negotiators are still waiting for a response to your claim to put patient safety first by improving and extending the ratios/nursing hours system. Your claim seeks to include extended ratios, a reduction in the maximum consecutive shifts that can be worked and a 2.5% pay rise into […]

Budget woes prompt bed closures at Blacktown

A total of eight beds will shut down at Blacktown Hospital, following concerns raised by NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members about serious nursing staff shortages at the site. The Director of Nursing (DoN) and representatives from Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD) management took the decision to reduce services and close the beds […]

Coffs Harbour mental health nurses action on workloads

Nursing staff at Coffs Harbour Community Mental Health have had a less than enjoyable Easter this year thanks to longstanding workload issues at the site. The affected nurses are set to implement a range of measures to manage their own workloads, after failed attempts to seek adequate resources from Mid North Coast Local Health District […]

PHS 2014 – a claim to put patient safety first

Every patient, in every community, deserves the right to safe care. This is the 2014 Public Health System claim, Overwhlemingly voted for by NSWNMA branches and served on the NSW Ministry of Health in April 2014. Download the claim to put patient safety first 2014.  

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 […]

Bathurst nurses strike on Friday

In one of the most dramatic local confrontations between nurses and midwives and the State Government in decades, NSW Nurses & Midwives Association (NSWNMA) members at Bathurst Base Hospital will start a 24-hour strike at 7am Friday 29 November, to protest against the Western NSW Local Health District’s decision to close five beds in the […]

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