Experienced nurses and midwives are out of pocket around $80,000 each due to the NSW government’s harsh public sector wage caps suppressing their income over the past decade. A new report into the impact of wage caps, since their introduction in 2012, shows public sector nurses and midwives will suffer a cumulative loss of $120,000 […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is urging MPs and Senators to support new legislation, which includes better options for multi-employer bargaining, saying it would finally help lift wages, improve working conditions and deliver gender-equality across workplaces. ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler said whilst existing bargaining may have been successful […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has acknowledged the announcement of Minister for Health Brad Hazzard’s upcoming retirement and his six years of contribution to NSW Health. Minister Hazzard has held differing views to the Association’s membership on many public health related topics and policies as is expected in our democracy, but he has […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the Albanese Government’s funding for health and aged care and cost of living relief in the Budget. ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler said the significant investment is the first-step in fixing the troubled aged care sector, by providing support for staff ratios and other measures which […]
A small group of paediatric nurses from Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick gathered in their own time and called on the NSW government to introduce safe nurse-to-patient ratios into paediatric wards across the state. With emergency department attendances and admissions to Sydney Children’s Hospital on the rise, NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members fear […]
Nurses and midwives at Blacktown Hospital walked out in their own time at the conclusion of morning shift, over ongoing concerns for patient safety and a lack of safe staffing levels across the Western Sydney facility. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members highlighted widespread staffing and skill mix issues impacting patient care, along […]
This week Shaye speaks with Emergency nurse, James Adams. James is an ED nurse in Western NSW, and is the President of the NSWNMA’s Bathurst Branch. On top of this, he’s a trained paramedic, a TV extra and an organ donor. He has also been awarded the Oberon Young Citizen of the Year and the […]
This episode Shaye sits down with Nursing Unit Manager, Julie Latimer and Clinical Nurse Specialist, Marge White from the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) in Kings Cross, Sydney. To find out more about Art from the Heart visit artfromtheheart.uniting.org NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association · The Shift with Shaye_Injecting Care
On this episode, Shaye speaks with Matt Tyson aka The Barefoot Nurse about his career, his Facebook page, and all things social media. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association · The Shift with Shaye_The Barefoot Nurse
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