NSWNMA - The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association

Staffing ratios needed for stretched emergency departments

NSW emergency departments (ED) are under more pressure than ever before, with a record number of attendances across the state, reinforcing the need for safe nurse-to-patient ratios to be rolled out urgently. According to the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) report, there were 810,201 ED attendances in the January to March quarter, up 5.2% […]

Elective surgery backlog needs extra hands

The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) is urging the NSW Government to bring forward the delivery of extra nurses to help cope with the elective surgery waiting list backlog due to COVID-19. The latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) data shows the number of elective surgery procedures dropped by almost 60 per cent per […]

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