The NSW Government has flatly refused to negotiate improved ratios, saying your claim has no merit. Instead it is asking the Industrial Relations Commission to make a new Award with a pay increase but no improved ratios. Download the whole bulletin. PHS Bulletin 20 June 2013
The NSW Nationals conference commenced on 14th June and an ad in the local paper in Bathurst is calling on all Nats MPs to put the safety of their country constituents first. With the apparent support of State National Party MPs, the O’Farrell Government is refusing to improve and extend mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios to: […]
The NSWNMA has produced a spreadsheet that allows members to calculate the number of nursing hours available per week for their ward. It can be downloaded below. The tool enables members to model the impact of the new hours available on staffing on a shift-by-shift basis. To use the tool you enter the Nursing Hours […]
Today, the Government has moved to impose a 2.25% pay increase with no ratios improvement in a new Award. This is its disrespectful response to your call for a new offer by 30 May. It has applied to the IRC to make a new Award with the pay increase but no improved ratios. NSWNMA will […]
Delegates demand Govt revise its offer. PHS Bulletin 22 May 2013
Do you need campaign flyers to distribute in your workplace and local neighbourhood? Download and send us the order form below – there’s one especially for Community Nurses and one Ratios Put Patient Safety First. Ratios flyer order form Community Nurses flyer order form
What the NSW Government and your employer say about our campaign to put patient safety first PHS Bulletin 19 April 2013
Here is a suggested letter to send to your MP calling on the state Government to revise its offer to the Association on our PHS claim. Plus a list of addresses of all state MPs. MP addresses MP blitz letter
O’Farrell Government says no to nurses on extending ratios. PHS campaign Bulletin 15 May 2013
What the politicians (or their staff) might say when you blitz your MP’s office. MP blitz possibilities
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