NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members rallied in their own time outside Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital this afternoon to call for safe staffing across all specialty areas. Members of the NSWNMA Blue Mountains Mental Health Branch highlighted short staffing issues off the back of a historic case filed in the Supreme Court […]
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Nurses and midwives from across Western NSW have gathered in their own time today, to rally over short staffing issues and the need for safe nurse-to-patient ratios. After repeatedly raising workloads concerns, NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members at several Health Services and Multi-Purpose Services sought community support for minimum and enforceable staffing ratios […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) today confirmed it will file a major prosecution case in the Supreme Court against the state of NSW for widespread and repeated staffing breaches of the Public Health System Nurses’ and Midwives’ (State) Award. Data obtained from a Government Information Public Access (GIPA) application has uncovered systemic and […]
Nurses and midwives from Wagga Wagga Base Hospital gathered in their own time at the end of night shift on Wednesday to rally over short staffing issues and the need for safe nurse-to-patient ratios. After repeatedly raising workloads concerns, local NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members will call for minimum and enforceable staffing ratios […]
New figures show a collapse in nurse and midwifery numbers at key Sydney hospitals as the State Government refuses to confirm the depth of the state’s essential worker vacancy crisis. A snap audit by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) shows alarming vacancy rates leading to chronic short staffing, as the policy of capping […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has escalated calls for nurse-to-patient ratios to be introduced statewide, off the back of new data showing more patients sought emergency treatment in public hospitals towards the end of 2022 than prior to the pandemic. According to the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) report, over 790,300 people […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has raised concerns that some aged care providers are trying to short-change underpaid nurses and personal care workers, by not passing-on full wage increases ordered by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). A 15 per cent interim increase was ordered by the FWC in November […]
Decked in rainbow and glitter scrubs, 80 nurses and midwives from across Australia will march for ‘A better healthcare system for all – a dream worth fighting for’ during tonight’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. Travelling from interstate to join the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) float, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has applauded the order by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to lift the Award wages of low-paid aged care workers by a full 15 per cent, effective from 30 June this year. ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler said this is a great win for […]
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