Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will take part in a ‘Wake with Cake’ tomorrow afternoon (Friday, 27 June), to highlight their concerns over the NSW government’s unwillingness to extend nurse-to-patient ratios. The NSWNMA members have been campaigning for improved nurse-to-patient ratios across all public health facilities and specialty units, in particular […]
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 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 […]
A local nurse went to Queanbeyan at the weekend to lobby Nationals MPs for improved health services for regional NSW, reports the Coffs Coast Advocate. Sue White said she and 11 other members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association were buoyed by discussions with politicians attending the NSW Nationals Annual General Conference. “We were […]
Northern Beaches residents plus nurses and midwives who work at Mona Vale and Manly are invited to a meeting to discuss local issues, inlcuding the privatisation of the new Northern Beaches Hospital, on Thursday 26 June, 7pm at Dee Why RSL. Brett Holmes will be speaking about what we know so far about proposals for […]
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 […]
NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has reassured nurses and midwives the State Government would explore ways to absorb the Abbott Government’s public hospital funding cuts without closing hospital beds. The Minister made the commitment on Thursday 29 May during a meeting with Acting General Secretary of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), Judith Kiejda, […]
Mirroring last year’s negotiations, after two meetings, NSWNMA negotiators are still waiting for a response to your claim to put patient safety first by improving and extending the ratios/nursing hours system. Your claim seeks to include extended ratios, a reduction in the maximum consecutive shifts that can be worked and a 2.5% pay rise into […]
A total of eight beds will shut down at Blacktown Hospital, following concerns raised by NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members about serious nursing staff shortages at the site. The Director of Nursing (DoN) and representatives from Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD) management took the decision to reduce services and close the beds […]
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