Nurses and midwives to escalate ratios campaign

The NSW Government is refusing to provide guaranteed, safer nursing and midwifery levels for seriously ill children, emergency departments, high dependency units and rural hospitals and multipurpose services, and safer nursing and midwifery staffing arrangements in community health services, the NSWNMA said today. The O’Farrell Government is also seeking to discount its legislated 2.5 percent […]

Gunnedah nurses and midwives rally for ratios

NSWNMA members at Gunnedah Hospital and community health services will rally today, 17 May, in support of guaranteed minimum staffing ratios, which provide better and safer patient care, and equal treatment for rural and regional patients. At the lunchtime rally they will call for the same guaranteed minimum nursing hours, in general wards, as the […]

O’Farrell Govt says no to nurses on extending ratios

The NSW Government has presented an unacceptable offer on the NSWNMA ratios and pay claim, at a meeting held today. Two months after presenting the claim to put patient safety first, the Government has delivered a categorical ‘no’ to improving and extending the successful Award nursing hours/ratios system that nurses and midwives won through tough […]

Inverell nurses and midwives rally for ratios

Rural and regional patients deserve equal treatment: NSWNMA members at Inverell Hospital and community health services will rally today, 15 May, in support of guaranteed minimum staffing ratios, which provide better and safer patient care. At the lunchtime rally they will call for the same guaranteed minimum nursing hours, in general wards, as the big […]

Armidale nurses and midwives rally for ratios

NSWNMA members at Armidale Hospital and nearby community health services will rally today, 14 May, in support of guaranteed minimum staffing ratios, which provide better and safer patient care. At the lunchtime rally they will call for the same guaranteed minimum nursing hours, in general wards, as the big Sydney hospitals such as Liverpool and […]

Liverpool and Bankstown hospitals hold launches

NSWNMA members at two of western Sydney’s biggest hospitals – Liverpool and Bankstown – and their nearby community health services today officially launched their local campaigns for a new Public Health System Nurses & Midwives (State) Award. The claim challenges the O’Farrell Government to build on the safer hospital staffing levels introduced in 2011 under […]

Bega-Pambula campaign launch

NSWNMA members at Bega and Pambula hospitals and nearby community health services will today officially launch their local campaign for a new Public Health System Nurses & Midwives (State) Award. Ratios put patient safety first Bega-Pambula campaign launch details Date: Monday, 29 April 2013 Time: 10.00am – 11.00am Venue: Littleton Park, Bega Speakers NSWNMA Bega […]

Five Sydney hospitals launch campaigns today

NSWNMA members at five Sydney hospitals and their nearby community health services will on Monday 29 April officially launch their local campaigns for a new Public Health System Nurses & Midwives (State) Award, which challenges the O’Farrell Government to build on the safer hospital staffing levels introduced in 2011 under an agreement between the NSWNMA […]

Local campaigns to launch in Auburn, Moree and Narrabri today

NSWNMA members at three hospitals – Auburn, Moree and Narrabri – and their nearby community health services will on Friday, 26 April, officially launch their local campaigns for a new Public Health System Nurses & Midwives (State) Award, which challenges the O’Farrell Government to build on the safer hospital staffing levels introduced in 2011 under […]

Super Wednesday – 7 local ratio campaigns launch today!

Throughout the day launches are being held at Nepean, Manly, Cowra, Griffith, Parkes, Shellharbour and Taree. On Friday launches are being held at Auburn, Moree and Narrabri. ‘Ratios put patient safety first’ Super Wednesday campaign launch details Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2013 Nepean (Nepean Hospital, Penrith Mental Health & Penrith Community Health branches) Time: 12.30pm […]

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