NSW Health Minister confirms more privatisations and deserts our elderly

NSW Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner, confirmed there would be more privatisations of hospitals, claimed there was no evidence nursing home residents were better off with a registered nurse and conceded more funding was needed for public services at today’s NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) 71st Annual Conference in Sydney. During question time, nurses […]

Northern Beaches contract signed, but nurses still in the dark

The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has called on NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner to be upfront with the nurses and midwives who live and work on Sydney’s Northern Beaches about their future prospects. Less than two weeks out from Christmas, the Health Minister today announced the signing of a multi-million dollar contract with […]

Health Minister told: Do the right thing on ratios

Nurses and midwives from across NSW have called on the state’s Health Minister Jillian Skinner to deliver improved and expanded nurse-to-patient ratios throughout the public health system as a matter of urgency. Mrs Skinner was greeted to the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) 69th annual conference underway at Rosehill Gardens by 430 delegates with […]

400 nurses go, if 300 beds shut down

400 nurses go, if 300 beds shut down The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has written to NSW Health Minister, Jillian Skinner, seeking an urgent meeting to discuss the implications of the federal Budget on public health services across the State. Premier Mike Baird indicated around 300 beds would have to close from 1 […]

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