Labor’s third budget keeps nurses and midwives behind on pay

The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has rebuked the NSW government for leaving public sector nurses and midwives’ pay sitting behind other states, but welcomed efforts to improve performance and wellbeing across the sector. Outlining the 2025-26 state budget, Treasurer Daniel Mookhey announced $34 billion in health funding and $3.3 billion in capital investment […]

New research backs ratios on International Nurses’ Day

Calls for shift-by-shift ratios to be introduced in New South Wales have been bolstered, as thousands of dedicated nurses begin and end their shifts around the clock on International Nurses’ Day. New research released in The Lancet today indicates better patient outcomes are achieved in hospitals with improved nurse staffing, a position backed by the […]

INSULTING: Nurses and midwives react to latest pay offer

Public health sector nurses and midwives across the state are expressing their anger and disgust over a 1.04%* pay increase offered by the NSW government for 2021-22. NSW Ministry of Health made the pay offer to the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) after just one meeting, rejecting any improvements to the Public Health System […]

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