An electronic petition signed by almost 40,000 people calling on the state government to deliver a fair pay rise for public sector nurses and midwives will be debated in the NSW Parliament today. The e-petition, created by NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) member Dustin Levick, gained more than 20,000 signatures in four days and […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has raised serious concerns about the Minns Labor Government’s plans to water down workers’ compensation for psychological injuries, with claims of stress, burnout, bullying, and harassment increasing in the nursing and midwifery workforce. NSWNMA General Secretary, Shaye Candish, said this was yet another attack on nurses and midwives […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is supporting the Albanese Government’s demands that health insurers pay a bigger share of their increased premiums to private hospitals or face potential regulatory action. Last week, health insurers were granted approval to increase annual premiums for their members by 3.73 per cent, taking effect on 1 April. […]
Nurses and midwives from across the state staged a two hour own-time picket outside NSW Parliament today to send the Minns Labor government a clear message that they aren’t going away until a decent pay rise is delivered. While Premier Chris Minns fronted Budget Estimates inside the parliament, NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) today welcomed the Albanese Government’s pledge to strengthen the nation’s healthcare system – including 400 additional nursing scholarships and an $8.5 Billion funding boost for 18 million bulk billed GP visits every year. Under the package announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Health Minister Mark Butler today, […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) condemns all forms of racism, bigotry and hatred, including acts of antisemitism and Islamophobia. Responding to comments allegedly made by two NSW Health employees on social media, NSWNMA Acting General Secretary, Michael Whaites, said he was disgusted by the conduct. “Health practitioners are bound by codes of conduct […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has called on the Minns government to put its extra share of federal health funding towards NSW nurses and midwives’ wages. The Federal government announced it would inject an additional $1.7 billion into the country’s public hospitals, which is a 12% increase to the Commonwealth’s overall contribution. NSWNMA […]
A new poll has revealed the Minns government is at odds with New South Wales voters over its handling of the current pay and conditions dispute with nurses and midwives. The state government has been at logger heads with the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) since May, unwilling to negotiate a deal beyond its […]
With sicker patients presenting to NSW emergency departments (ED) and more patients leaving without treatment, the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) is calling on the state government to repair the strained public healthcare system, by investing in its largest workforce. According to the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) report, there were 787,590 ED […]
Hundreds of nurses and midwives working for the country’s largest private hospital operator have walked off the job for 24 hours and stage a major rally in Sydney, during Ramsay Health Care’s Annual General Meeting. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members from 17 Ramsay hospitals across the state have taken part in the strike […]
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