The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has secured the first phase of significant workforce reforms in the state’s public health system, after negotiating with the government-appointed Safe Staffing Levels Taskforce. For the first time, NSW will have minimum and enforceable shift by shift nurse-to-patient ratios implemented in specific clinical areas of public hospitals, which […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) welcomes the 3,400 new nurses and midwives entering our workforce this year, after completing their university studies. Given the staffing pressures that nurses and midwives are continuing to face, this is a critical boost across our hospitals and health services. NSWNMA General Secretary, Shaye Candish, said the graduates […]
Lower Hunter nurses and midwives are angry and deflated over the NSW government’s decision to reinstate paid parking for staff at John Hunter Hospital. Following the re-introduction of paid parking at metropolitan hospitals on 1 February, nurses and midwives began paying $20.90 a week for access to the hospital car park. As a result, essential […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has filed a landmark Application at the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to increase award wages for frontline nurses, midwives, and assistants in nursing (AIN) – by up to 35%. The Application seeks to vary the Nurses Award and is made on the basis that […]
Delegates of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) passed the following resolution during a Committee of Delegates meeting in November: As nurses and midwives, we defend the human right to healthcare. We cannot stay silent as healthcare workers and patients are seen as acceptable collateral damage. As nurses and midwives, we call for peace […]
An expanded resource developed by nurses, doctors, industry experts and consumer groups to help people navigate complexities across the aged care sector will be rolled out nationally from this week. Launching the 10 Questions to Ask series at Parliament House in Canberra, Federal Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Ged Kearney, today welcomed the […]
Fatigued and frustrated by understaffing issues, a group of local nurses and midwives held a one-hour own-time rally outside Maitland Hospital at Metford. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Maitland Hospital branch voted in favour of the walk out earlier this month, to highlight the ongoing staffing concerns to the Lower Hunter […]
The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) condemns the rising conflict and suffering that has been seen in the Middle East over recent weeks. We express our hope and solidarity for all Palestinian and Israeli nurses and midwives who are carrying out their duties under extraordinary circumstances. We cannot show enough appreciation for […]
Over the weekend, Australians exercised their democratic rights and voted against an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. This is a disappointing outcome for the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) however, we respect the decision of the voting public. The NSWNMA’s support of a Voice to Parliament was empowered by hundreds of […]
A large group of nurses and nursing assistants employed by Lifeblood across NSW will join a second online mass meeting of more than 200 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) members today to consider protected industrial action. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) are among hundreds of ANMF members currently negotiating a […]
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