Nurses and midwives to stop work over NSW budget: FAIL

Hundreds of nurses and midwives will stop work next week to take part in a mass meeting of NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members, furious at the NSW government’s failure to address the urgent need for shift by shift staffing ratios. NSWNMA members believe health policies confirmed in the 2022-23 NSW budget yesterday were […]

The Shift with Shaye – Aged Care Win!

This week Shaye speaks with nurse Diane Lang, a NSWNMA Councillor and long time aged care activist about the recent Federal Election and the pre-budget announcements for health by the NSW Government. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association · The Shift with Shaye_Aged Care Win

Government risking lives the longer it delays staffing ratios

Further evidence of the unsustainable strain on public hospital emergency departments (ED) has prompted angry calls for the NSW government to stop risking patients’ lives and introduce reliable shift by shift staffing ratios. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) issued the warning after Bureau of Health Information (BHI) data for January to March 2022 […]

‘Smoke and mirrors’ for hardworking nurses and midwives

Many nurses and midwives who worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic will likely miss out on the NSW government’s planned one-off $3,000 ‘thank you’ payment and questions remain about the ‘record’ 10,000 health workforce also announced earlier this week. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) sought further details on the payment and specifics around […]

The Shift with Shaye – Hope for Change

This week Shaye speaks to Sue Walton, an aged care AIN who is fighting to see real change in the aged care sector. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association · The Shift with Shaye_Hope for Change

The Shift with Shaye – The fight for aged care

This week Shaye speaks to Jocelyn Hofman, an aged care nurse who knows how important the outcome of the 2022 Federal Election is to the aged care sector. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association · The Shift with Shaye_The fight for aged care

The Shift with Shaye – Speaking truth to power

This week Shaye speaks with Skye Romer, a mental health nurse and secretary of the Prince of Wales Mental Health Branch of the NSWNMA about her experience and the current state of mental health nursing. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association · The Shift with Shaye_Speaking truth to power

The Shift with Shaye – Midwifery in crisis

This week Shaye sits down with Sarah Morton, a dual registered midwife and nurse from Wollongong, to talk about the current midwifery crisis in NSW. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association · The Shift with Shaye_Midwifery in crisis

The Shift with Shaye – Nurse on a Mission

This week Shaye speaks with Corey Sclater. Corey is a nurse who has stepped up to the challenge of working towards ending COVID-19 overseas. He is currently based in Papua New Guinea as part of the international response to COVID-19 in the country. Corey was the 2020 NSW Health New to Practice Nurse of the […]

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