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 […]
Our campaign is gaining momentum but we really need your help next week to distribute flyers and gather names – at Manly wharf, Warringah Mall and near our new pop-up shop on 335 Condamine Street. Click on this poster to see dates and times and contact Lynne on lr****@********sn.au – you might only be able to letterbox your own […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has once again called on the NSW Government to detail exactly how the proposed new Maitland Hospital will be operated. During a fleeting picture opportunity at the proposed site in Metford today, Premier Mike Baird told local media he was open to a public-private partnership, however he said […]
NSWNMA has opened a pop-up shop campaign headquarters at 335 Condamine St, Manly Vale, to fight against the NSW government’s decision to privatise the new Northern Beaches Hospital. Now we need your help to name our HQ! We need something catchy and attention-grabbing, that tells the community what we stand for in just a few […]
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 […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) vehemently opposes the state government’s abrogation of its responsibility to provide public health care on Sydney’s Northern Beaches through its proposal for a privately-operated hospital to effectively replace Manly and Mona Vale Hospitals. It was a great disappointment to read Premier Mike Baird’s recent responses to Manly Daily […]
Is the growth in public spending on health making Medicare unaffordable? Just because the Government says something, doesn’t make it true. The reality is that in the coming decades, spending on healthcare will grow but incomes will also grow. Households will decide for themselves how to spend that real income growth but it can be […]
Brett Holmes, General Secretary of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association, addressed the Save Medicare rally at Sydney Town Hall on Saturday 15 February 2014. This is his speech: Let me start by stating very clearly to Mr Abbott how nurses and midwives feel about this issue. Mr Abbott: Medicare is sacred – it’s not […]
General Secretary of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), Brett Holmes, will today join nurses and midwives, labour leaders and other public health advocates at a rally to defend Australia’s public health, hospital and Medicare system from a multi-pronged attack by recently elected conservative governments. The rally will be at Sydney Town Hall at […]
They came, they saw, they listened but the one of the biggest questions surrounding the future of a new hospital for Maitland remains unanswered. Concern for hospital, but mum’s the word By Nick Bielby From the Maitland Mercury Feb. 11, 2014. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) fronted the regional cabinet meeting […]
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