Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will hit Greenhills Shopping Centre at East Maitland this evening, Thursday 26 June, to speak with locals about their campaign for improved nurse-to-patient ratios and concerns around the privatisation of the new Maitland Hospital. The members, from NSWNMA Maitland Hospital Branch, are calling on the NSW […]
Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will target railway station platforms early tomorrow (Thursday, 26 June), to discuss their campaign for improved nurse-to-patient ratios with local commuters. The NSWNMA members are keen to raise awareness of their push to extend nurse-to-patient ratios into more public health facilities and specialty units, in particular […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has received an assurance from the NSW Ministry of Health that registered nurses will remain on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in nursing homes throughout the state. The NSWNMA raised concerns over a proposed amendment to the Public Health Act 2010, which aimed to […]
Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) are hitting the streets of Queanbeyan today, Wednesday 25 June, to speak with community members about their campaign for improved nurse-to-patient ratios. The members, from NSWNMA Queanbeyan Branch, are calling on the NSW government to extend nurse-to-patient ratios into more public health facilities and specialty units, […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has reiterated its calls for the state government to appropriately fund over-stretched public health services and to implement much needed nurse-to-patient ratios across the state. A report released today by the Australia Institute showed the state government had spent more than $800 million dollars on minerals and fossil […]
World Public Services Day is being commemorated around the globe to highlight the invaluable contribution public sector workers make to the community. Nurses, midwives, teachers, police officers, firefighters and thousands of other public servants are proudly standing shoulder to shoulder, recognised for their dedication in delivering quality services. Unnecessary cuts to public services in NSW […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has cautiously welcomed health outcomes and capital works projects outlined in the 2014-15 State Budget, but fears the shortfalls in Commonwealth health funding will continue to cut deep into the future. General Secretary of the NSWNMA, Brett Holmes, said the NSW government had managed to magically absorb the […]
The campaign to protect penalty rates kicked up a gear today with the release of new ACTU research, ‘One out – The Abbott Government and the return of unfair individual contracts’ which outlines how the Abbott Government’s proposed Industrial Relations legislation robs workers of their penalty rates alongside other workplace rights. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Council has formally endorsed a resolution to support the recommendations of a NSW upper house standing committee and a petition to decriminalise the medical use of cannabis for terminally ill patients. Last month, the NSWNMA was approached by retired nurse Lucy Haslam, seeking support for a petition she […]
Watch our video of nurses at the conference. Connect to our Ratios Facebook page. Have a look through the conference photos. A dedicated group of members from the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has travelled to Queanbeyan to garner support for better public health services throughout country NSW. The NSWNMA members made their long journey […]
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