The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the state government’s commitment to build a specialised unit in Westmead Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) in a bid to combat escalating violence and aggression, while providing expert care to patients. The Acute Behavioural Disturbance Unit (ABDU) will be a purpose-built, six-bed secure area designed to keep […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is calling for immediate financial relief for nurses, midwives and aged care workers struggling with cost-of-living pressures fuelled by escalating global conflicts. ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler said health professionals are suffering financially, because unlike many other Australians, their vital frontline work cannot be performed from home, forcing […]
Staffing ratios in public hospital postnatal maternity wards have been welcomed by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), as part of key improvements to rebuilding the midwifery workforce. Safe Staffing Levels (SSL) in dedicated postnatal wards will help to ensure safe care is delivered to women and babies, with staffing levels of one to […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) stands in solidarity with nurses, midwives and healthcare workers who are delivering care across communities devastated by escalating hostilities in the Middle East. Nurses and midwives in the Middle East are working in extremely dangerous conditions and severely resource depleted environments, but continue to fulfil their professional and […]
Dressed in rainbow-striped scrubs, nurses, midwives and carers from across the state will proudly march in tonight’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. 80 nurses and midwives from the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will dance and cheer their way along Oxford Street, under the theme ‘Nurses and Midwives: the Heart of our […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s Federal Executive (ANMF), has appointed Catelyn Richards as its new Federal Assistant Secretary, marking a significant step in strengthening national leadership of the country’s largest union. Ms Richards is a Registered Nurse who commenced her career in paediatrics at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. She has extensive experience […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) looks forward to welcoming 3,200 new graduate nurses and midwives into the state’s public health system this year, as it continues to face staffing shortages. NSWNMA General Secretary, Michael Whaites, said the union was keen to see greater investment in clinical support for new nurses and midwives. “We […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has welcomed an announcement from McGrathNicol that the sale of privately-owned hospital group owner Healthscope has been resolved. ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler said it was good to finally have an outcome of the sale process for ANMF members working at Healthscope, their patients […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) expresses our deepest sorrow to the entire Jewish community, following the horrific mass shooting at Bondi Beach. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families and friends who’ve lost loved ones, and the dozens of victims who remain in hospital. Our hearts break for the tragic and senseless […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has called for urgent investment in our hospitals and healthcare workers, in the wake of unprecedented pressure on emergency departments (ED) and wards. The Bureau of Health Information’s (BHI) latest Healthcare Quarterly data shows a record amount of presentations for the most acutely unwell patients during July to […]
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