Unsafe overtime at Gilgandra threatens patient safety

Nurses at Gilgandra Multi Purpose Service (MPS) have been working an average 138 hours of overtime a month since May, resulting in unsafe conditions in the Emergency Department and acute ward. Despite numerous attempts by the Gilgandra NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) branch to resolve the issue with management, there are still two full […]

Gilgandra backs nurses over patient safety concerns

Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have been buoyed by the support they have received from local residents opposing cuts to nursing staff hours at Gilgandra Multi Purpose Service (MPS). On Saturday 13 December, 14 nurses from the Gilgandra Branch of the NSWNMA held a street stall and spoke to the community […]

Nurses highlight patient safety concerns at Gilgandra MPS

A decision to cut nursing staff hours at Gilgandra Multi Purpose Service (MPS) has prompted local members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) to take to the streets to raise awareness of the risks to patient safety. Gilgandra Branch members of the NSWNMA fear patient safety has been compromised since Western NSW Local […]

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