Ongoing nursing staff shortages have prompted the temporary closure of a further two beds inside the sub-acute unit in Chisholm Ross Mental Health Unit at Goulburn. Last Thursday (27 August), Goulburn mental health Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) resolved to temporarily close the additional two beds as they became available, after […]
Tamworth Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) maintains there are serious patient safety concerns at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, following a full day in the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) yesterday to discuss workload issues. Representatives of the NSWNMA and Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) returned to […]
Emergency department nursing staff agreed to transfer into new facilities at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital today, following positive proceedings in the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) late Tuesday. Tamworth Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) was represented in the IRC, after Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) filed […]
Plans for the emergency department and maternity services to transfer into new facilities at the Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital site could be delayed next week. Tamworth Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has again informed Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) management that emergency department staff and midwives will not […]
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) management has been put on notice for the second time in less than a wee over serious workload concerns held by Tamworth Base Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA). At a meeting of the Branch on Monday, members discussed workload issues and staffing […]
Sick and injured Queenslanders will be better protected under a historic nursing initiative announced today. Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) Secretary Beth Mohle said the state government had today announced they would legislate nurse to patient ratios – or the number of patients that could safely be allocated to a single nurse in Queensland public health […]
Members of Tamworth Base Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have put the local hospital management on notice over serious concerns regarding patient safety in the emergency department. Branch members fear Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) management is in breach of the Public Health System state Award, by […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has described the 2015-16 NSW Budget as a mixed bag for the state’s hard working public sector nurses and midwives. General Secretary of the NSWNMA, Brett Holmes, welcomed the re-elected Baird Government’s efforts to deliver on its election commitments in the Budget, but noted it had left out […]
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Lismore Base Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has warned the local community it could be forced to turn away patients, as a result of major concerns over nursing staff shortages within the Women’s Care Unit at Lismore Base Hospital. During a meeting mid-week, NSWNMA branch members unanimously passed a resolution […]
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