The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has confirmed public sector members will continue to raise awareness of staffing issues and pursue nurse-to-patient ratios for NSW, in light of the significant pressures impacting the state’s … Read More
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has criticised the decision to make COVID-19 vaccinations compulsory for the aged care workforce, given the Commonwealth government’s poor management of the rollout to date.NSWNMA General Secretary, Brett … Read More
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) applauds the motion passed in the NSW Upper House last night, calling for fair pay for nurses and midwives and mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in NSW public hospitals.The motion … Read More
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has labelled today’s state budget a missed opportunity, after the NSW government failed to address the need for nurse-to-patient ratios in public hospitals.Despite the NSW government’s 2.5% public … Read More
Pressure is mounting inside the state’s emergency departments (EDs), with the latest hospital data revealing the time patients spend waiting to be admitted has blown-out to more than five and a half hours, the longest … Read More
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has warned critical care units, which have been vital in the fight against COVID-19, are so poorly staffed*, patients are at risk of dying.Nurses inside critical care units, … Read More
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is calling for urgent funding and resourcing of Australia’s overstretched public hospital system to ensure that health professionals can deliver safe, quality care to … Read More
Hundreds of nurses and midwives across six hospitals and a mental health centre took industrial action today, voting to stop work or close beds.Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) expressed their frustration … Read More
For the first time in eight years, a resounding majority of public sector nurses and midwives have voted not to accept the NSW government’s pay offer and lack of shift-by-shift ratios.The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ … Read More