Just when federal funding through a National Disability Scheme (NDIS) offers hope of a better life for people with disabilities, the NSW state government proposes to abdicate its responsibility and pull the rug out from under existing ADHC services by privatisation (the biggest privatising of government services in NSW history!) Please sign a petition opposing this […]
Last week the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) varied the Public Health System Nurses’ and Midwives’ (State) Award to give members the full 2.5% wage increase originally promised by the O’Farrell Government’s own wage policy. Over the last eight months the Government has used every trick in the book to stop you getting the […]
On 16 December the NSW Government put out a new Regulation regarding workers compensation medical expenses. Before the Regulation, all injured workers who were not receiving weekly payments on 1 January 2013 would be cut off medical payments from 1 January 2014. The Regulation means those of you who were due to be cut off […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association has produced a comprehensive 60-page booklet all about nursing and midwifery, including information on scope of practice, regulations, legal issues, reasonable workloads, continuing professional development, new grad programs and more. The publication can be read online in full.
From The Sydney Morning Herald December 18, 2013: The High Court has overturned laws that banned corporations and associations from making political donations in state and local government elections. In a stunning, unanimous judgment, the court ruled that key parts of the laws are invalid, upholding a challenge by Unions NSW. The ruling means the relevant […]
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has expressed grave concerns on learning that the federal Government has disbanded the Immigration Health Advisory Group (IHAG). ACN believes that the Government requires the independent and expert advice of this group to address the health needs of asylum seekers, immigration detainees and newly settled humanitarian entrants. Adjunct Professor […]
HESTA has been named Super Fund of the Year at the 2013 SelectingSuper Awards. SelectingSuper independently assesses more than 160 super products (64 funds) each year. Only its AAA-rated funds — those considered industry leaders — are eligible for the Super Fund of the Year Award. Super Fund of the Year is selected based on […]
The NSWNMA has been advised that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) has just commenced a pilot program of random audits of nurses and midwives. Pilot audits have been undertaken across several professions. This pilot together with the two previous pilots has informed AHPRA and the 14 National Boards in developing a nationally-consistent […]
There is a planned power outage scheduled for 6am to 2pm Sunday 8 December for the NSWNMA local area in Waterloo (south Sydney). As a result NSWNMA will be shutting down all computer and telephone systems. During this time you will not be able to update your member record, pay fees online or enter the Members-only section […]
Applications are open for the 2014 Union Summer Internship program. Union Summer is a three-week program run by Unions NSW, in which interns are placed within a union relevant to their line of work, to experience and understand how a union works. If successful as a nursing intern, you will receive training and spend time […]
You’ll automatically become a member of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
