Deputy Secretary at NSW Health, Karen Crawshaw highlighted the importance of putting staff safety first if we’re to curb increasing violent incidents in our healthcare facilities, during her address at the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) 71st Annual Conference in Sydney. “There are increasing challenges managing aggression and decreasing violence against staff,” Ms Crawshaw […]
Future health concerns, such as affordable quality healthcare, managing violence in healthcare settings, assisted dying and inequality will be among the main issues discussed at the 71st Annual Conference of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) in Sydney from tomorrow. Among the speakers are Chief Economist at The Australia Institute, Richard Denniss; media personality, […]
At a combined NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) branch meeting, Mullumbimby War Memorial & District and Byron District Hospital branches unanimously agreed to inform the community of nursing staff’s grave concerns regarding patient safety at the new Byron Central Hospital. The facade and physical resourcing of Byron Central Hospital would lead the community to […]
Staffing issues at Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital are progressing following ongoing discussions between NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) branch members and Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD). After a meeting yesterday, NSWNMA branch members came to an agreement with management to implement a trial usage of the surge beds, which will be reviewed in […]
Members from the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital branch have resolved to close surge beds from Thursday next week until overtime and skill mix issues are addressed. There are currently 30 full time equivalent (FTE) nursing and midwifery positions vacant, despite an ongoing recruitment drive by the Murrumbidgee Local […]
Unsafe staffing conditions at Coffs Harbour Mental Health Inpatient Unit have driven NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members to hold a lunchtime rally TODAY and close three low dependency beds until staffing shortages are rectified. Private security officers and Assistants in Nursing (AiNs) are being used to replace qualified nursing staff at the facility […]
The state budget has allocated $40 million to increase service capacity at newly built facilities across the state but the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) believes the funding has come 12 months too late. Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital was nominated to receive a portion of the additional funding, which the NSWNMA expects will […]
The state budget has allocated $40 million to increase service capacity at newly built facilities across the state but the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association believes the funding has come 12 months too late. Dubbo Hospital was nominated to receive a portion of the additional funding, which the NSWNMA expects will be properly distributed to […]
The state budget has allocated $40 million to increase service capacity at newly built facilities across the state but the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association believes the funding has come 12 months too late. Tamworth Base Hospital was nominated to receive a portion of the additional funding, which the NSWNMA expects will be properly distributed […]
The state government boasted of budget surpluses worth more than $3.4 billion during today’s state budget announcement, yet there is still no future plan to repair widespread understaffing issues at hospitals across the state. Brett Holmes, General Secretary of the Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), said although funding for upgrades to hospitals was a welcome […]
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