The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has urged the NSW government to not delay adopting the recommendations of a public inquiry into rural, regional and remote health services, and called for the allocation of extra nurses and midwives to be fast-tracked. Responding to today’s release of the upper house Health committee’s final report, NSWNMA […]
As midwives, nurses and other health professionals pause to recognise International Day of the Midwife, many midwives across NSW are grappling with the challenges they face without safe staffing ratios. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) wants the NSW government to introduce a ratio of one midwife to three mothers and their babies on […]
1. Series Introduction Julie Ngwabi 2. Your Health Matters Nurse and Midwife Support 3. How does culture influence work experience in a foreign country? Jay Balante 4. A kitchen table discussion with Dr Virginia Mapedzahama, Director of Research, African Women Australia Dr Virginia Mapedzahama 5. Update on the National Anti-Racism Framework and ‘Racism It Stops […]
Ongoing pressure inside public hospital emergency departments (EDs) has prompted renewed calls by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) for staffing ratios to be mandated on every shift. The NSWNMA wants the NSW government to introduce a ratio of one nurse to every three ED treatment spaces to improve patient care, backed by Bureau […]
As Fair Work Commissioners visit residential aged care facilities during the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Health Services Union’s historic 25 per cent award wage case, many NSW-based aged care nurses are considering how long they can persevere at work. A survey of more than 2,000 NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) aged care […]
Today, the Hearing for the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s (ANMF) and Health Services Union’s (HSU) landmark applications for a 25% increase to award wages for aged care workers commences in the Fair Work Commission. The ANMF makes this application on the basis that the work of aged care workers has never been properly valued […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has today welcomed the Opposition’s election pledge to fund a new national health service to provide health and well-being support for nurses and midwives across the country. The national service will recognise the strain endured by nurses and midwives over the last three years and will assist them […]
In the lead-up to the federal election, the country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has written to all major political parties and Independent MPs and Senators, seeking their commitment to the ANMF’s five-core priorities to reform Australia’s health and aged care systems. The ANMF election priorities are: A high-quality, well-funded health […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has held talks with the NSW government today over the need for staffing improvements and better pay for nurses and midwives. Off the back of last Thursday’s second statewide strike, the NSWNMA met with Health Minister Brad Hazzard and Finance Minister Damien Tudehope to discuss the widespread staffing […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the federal Opposition’s pre-election pledge to begin addressing the aged care crisis by introducing staffing ratios, ensuring a registered nurse is onsite 24/7 and supporting a long overdue pay rise for aged care workers. NSWNMA General Secretary, Brett Holmes, said the announcement had given aged care members across […]
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