The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the state government’s long-awaited release of its final report into hospital security, but fears it won’t be enough unless additional nurses are employed. NSWNMA Acting General Secretary, Judith Kiejda, said many of the measures outlined in the final report were already current policies, but they had […]
Click here to view the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s response to Finance and Public Administration References Committee Inquiry into the current capability of the Australian Public Service (APS).
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has called on the Berejiklian Government and Southern NSW Local Health District to engage in a thorough consultation process about plans for the new Eurobodalla Hospital. Limited details about the future of Batemans Bay and Moruya Hospitals has prompted speculation over recent days, causing widespread anxiety and confusion […]
Click here to view the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s submission to health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote NSW.
Click here to view the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s submission to the inquiry into high level of first nations people in custody and oversight and review of deaths in custody
Click here to view the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s submission to Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020.
Local nurses and midwives have joined the angry chorus of health and community staff in opposing plans by Lismore City Council to reintroduce paid parking around Lismore Base Hospital. The free, all day street parking scheme was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic in good faith by Lismore City Council to assist the community accessing the […]
The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) is calling for urgent intervention from NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard to resolve staffing issues at Tenterfield Community Hospital following reports of roster gaps being left unfilled and putting patient safety at risk. The hospital featured on a recent episode of 60 minutes, highlighting existing issues […]
Frustrated by Blacktown Hospital management’s delays in following through on its commitments, the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) filed a dispute with the NSW Industrial Relations Commission last night. The NSWNMA has been seeking genuine consultation to address the crisis in the maternity ward and for management to advertise the additional 15 full-time equivalent […]
Fed up nurses and midwives will gather in their own time outside Blacktown Hospital TODAY, Monday 7 December, voicing their continued frustration at management’s refusal to take understaffing and patient safety concerns seriously. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Blacktown Hospital Branch have raised the widespread unsafe staffing levels with Western Sydney […]
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