2014 PHS claim and campaign

Information about the 2014 PHS claim and campaign Worse than Work Choices – how Mike Baird took away public sector nurses and midwives’ rights at work – July 2014: Worse than Work Choices PHS circular 4 July 2014: Tell The Government Thanks But No Thanks PHS circular 20 June 2014: Nurses say: Premier Baird your money won’t buy […]

Nurses seek support for ratios and saving Medicare

Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) are taking their campaign for improved nurse-to-patient ratios and the need to save Medicare to the local community for support. The members, from Liverpool Hospital Branch of the NSWNMA, have called on the NSW government to extend nurse-to-patient ratios into more public health facilities and specialty […]

Bankstown nurses rally around ratios and Medicare

Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) are speaking with their local community about their campaign for improved nurse-to-patient ratios and the need to save Medicare. The members, from NSWNMA Bankstown Hospital Branch, have been calling on the NSW government to extend nurse-to-patient ratios into more public health facilities and specialty units, particularly […]

Nurses rally ratios support in Bega

Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will hit the Sapphire Marketplace on Wednesday, 2 July, to speak with locals about their campaign for improved nurse-to-patient ratios. The members, from NSWNMA Bega District Hospital Branch, are calling on the NSW government to extend nurse-to-patient ratios into all public health facilities and specialty units, […]

Goulburn nurses hold grave concerns for ratios

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 […]

Maitland nurses hit shops to rally local support

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 […]

Central Coast nurses hit railways for ratios support

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 […]

Nurses call on Nationals to stand up for country health services

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 […]

Nursing staff take action over cuts in Western NSW

The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) fears patient safety will be compromised across several hospitals in the state’s West, following widespread cuts to nursing staff shifts. Over the past week, Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) has introduced new rosters for nursing staff based at Canowindra, Condobolin, Coonamble and Nyngan hospitals, citing the introduction […]

Nurses’ overwhelming support for safe nurse/patient ratios

General Secretary of the NSW Nurses’ and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), Brett Holmes today said he is not surprised by the overwhelming support shown by nurses and midwives for the Association’s campaign to extend and improve safe nurse to patient ratios. “NSWNMA branches all over the state have voted this week on whether to endorse our […]

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