The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has publicly criticised the NSW Coalition Government over today’s decision to appoint private sector operator, Healthscope Limited, to build and run Sydney’s new Northern Beaches Hospital. For more than 12 months, the NSWNMA has been lobbying on behalf of more than 59,000 nurses and midwives statewide to highlight […]
Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) targeted St Leonards railway station during peak hour this morning (Tuesday, 28 October), to discuss their campaign with local commuters for improved nurse-to-patient ratios within emergency departments. NSWNMA members from the Royal North Shore Hospital branch were keen to raise awareness of their call for nurse-to-patient […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has travelled to the nation’s capital to launch a public awareness campaign and garner support from Federal MPs and Senators for the introduction of a Robin Hood tax (or financial transactions tax) in Australia. Representing more than 59,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, the NSWNMA strongly supports the need […]
The Federal Government must respond to requests for help from the international community and send medical teams to West Africa to combat the Ebola crisis, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) said today. The call comes as a new national survey conducted by the ANMF has received an extraordinary response from Australian nurses and […]
Save Medicare Sydney and the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will join in a public rally at Martin Place in Sydney’s CBD today, calling on all federal Senators to reject the government’s proposed GP co-payment when the Senate resumes in the Parliament next week. Speakers at the lunchtime rally will include NSW Opposition Leader […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) is preparing for a possible High Court challenge against the NSW Government over amendments to the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981 that impede the effectiveness of third-party campaigners to participate freely in political discourse. Following the introduction of amendment bills by Premier Mike Baird last Tuesday […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) and the Doctors Reform Society (DRS) have united in their call for the Abbott Government to step up and offer increased assistance to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. National President of the DRS, Dr Con Costa, said it was imperative for Australia to play a role […]
It is World Poverty Week and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) as a member of the Social Determinants of Health Alliance (SDOHA) is helping to reduce the level of Australia’s health inequalities. According to the SDOHA, failing to act on the social determinants of health means hundreds of thousands of people are needlessly suffering […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is urging the Australian community to donate to help combat the deadly Ebola virus ravaging countries across West Africa. The ANMF plea to the public comes as initial tests showed that Queensland nurse Sue-Ellen Kovack tested negative for the Ebola virus just days after returning to her Cairns […]
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has expressed its concerns about recent analysis from State Governments showing the impact that will be felt in their public hospital emergency departments (EDs) if co-payments for basic medical services are introduced. Potentially, an additional 500,000 for NSW and 290,000 for South Australia ED presentations alone, according to […]
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