Public sector nurses and midwives from across New South Wales have held a strike for more than 12 hours (Tuesday 10 September), in a bid to send the NSW government a loud message. Fed up with being ignored by the government, thousands of NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members walked off the job from […]
The NSW Government has failed to recognise the urgency of the midwifery workforce crisis, after releasing its response to the recommendations of the state’s first Birth Trauma Inquiry. The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) welcomed the state government’s support of 42 of the 43 recommendations but was disappointed by the lack of immediate and […]
Thousands of public sector nurses and midwives across New South Wales stopped work for one hour this week, as they ramp up their fight for a 15% pay increase. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members from 100 hospitals and health facilities statewide walked off the job to demand respect from the government and call […]
New South Wales Opal aged care workers have made history, voting overwhelmingly in support of taking industrial action against the country’s largest for-profit aged care provider. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) voted 92% in favour of taking protected industrial action against Opal HealthCare, over their unacceptable pay and conditions offer. Opal […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has welcomed new legislation which will deliver much-needed support payments for student nurses and midwives undertaking mandatory clinical placement training. The Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024 was introduced into Federal Parliament this morning by Minister for Education, Jason Clare. For […]
Nurses and midwives have championed the need for pay parity with other states and improved conditions across all sectors and health settings at the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) 79th Annual Conference. NSWNMA General Secretary Shaye Candish reflected on the past 12 months and spoke of the union’s transformation to achieve members’ shared goals […]
Nurses and midwives have demanded recognition, respect and reform on day one of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) 79th Annual Conference in Sydney, as they urge decision makers to value their worth. More than 700 nurses and midwives have descended on the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour, calling for an end to […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the announcement of nurse-to-patient ratios at two regional NSW hospitals, to help alleviate pressures on staffing in emergency departments (ED) but has expressed concern over the pace of the phased rollout. Lismore Base Hospital will receive an additional 29 full-time equivalent (FTE) nurses and Port Macquarie […]
Ramsay Health Care nurses and midwives will make history when they commence industrial action for the first time in New South Wales today, after rejecting the private hospital operator’s unacceptable pay and conditions offer. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have argued Ramsay’s pay offer would fail to meet cost of living […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says the tactic being used by some aged care providers to reclassify lifestyle staff as Personal Care Assistants (PCAs) in a bid to meet their mandated care minutes responsibilities is undermining the Albanese Government’s ongoing reforms to fix the sector. Despite being funded to deliver landmark aged care […]
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