Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) management has been put on notice for the second time in less than a wee over serious workload concerns held by Tamworth Base Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA). At a meeting of the Branch on Monday, members discussed workload issues and staffing […]
Members of Tamworth Base Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have put the local hospital management on notice over serious concerns regarding patient safety in the emergency department. Branch members fear Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) management is in breach of the Public Health System state Award, by […]
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has joined with nurses, midwives and healthcare workers from across the Pacific, Latin America and North America, to condemn the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. The NSWNMA and other nursing organisations have signed on to an open letter to trade ministers and government leaders, to highlight the substantial […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has stepped up its campaign insisting registered nurses remain in all NSW aged care facilities with high-care residents, holding a forum in NSW Parliament today. Demonstrating widespread community support for its Insist on Registered Nurses 24/7 campaign, the NSWNMA handed over more than 10,000 signatures on a petition […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has described the 2015-16 NSW Budget as a mixed bag for the state’s hard working public sector nurses and midwives. General Secretary of the NSWNMA, Brett Holmes, welcomed the re-elected Baird Government’s efforts to deliver on its election commitments in the Budget, but noted it had left out […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) is meeting with local nurses, academics and community groups in Wagga Wagga this week to discuss the important role of registered nurses in aged care. The NSWNNA is calling on the NSW government to extend a legal minimum requirement for aged care facilities with high care residents to […]
This Tuesday and Wednesday, the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will be in Orange to speak with nurses and local community groups about the essential role of registered nurses in aged care. The NSWNNA is raising awareness of its campaign and petition, calling on the state government to extend the legal minimum requirement for […]
Lismore Base Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has warned the local community it could be forced to turn away patients, as a result of major concerns over nursing staff shortages within the Women’s Care Unit at Lismore Base Hospital. During a meeting mid-week, NSWNMA branch members unanimously passed a resolution […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has acknowledged the unique creativity of many nursing and midwifery members this week, as part of a combined 2015 Short Story and Poetry Competition and a Short Film Festival. Samantha Clutsom, a registered nurse from Illawong in southern Sydney, won the attention of judges with her comical claymation, […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has criticised the Abbott Government for failing to recognise the adverse impact further cuts to health funding in the 2015-16 Budget will have on public health outcomes and the broader health workforce. Following devastating cuts to state health funding in the 2014-15 federal Budget, General Secretary of the […]
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