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 […]
Nurses working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Westmead Hospital have called on the NSW Health Minister to urgently intervene, after raising serious short staffing and patient safety concerns during at own-time rally in Western Sydney today. For months, members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Westmead Hospital branch have escalated […]
Efforts to rebuild the public health workforce and improve staffing levels beyond emergency departments must be a priority in the NSW government’s upcoming state budget, according to the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA). The union reiterated calls for better pay and conditions on behalf of more than 54,000 members working in the state’s public […]
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is extremely disappointed and concerned by the financial collapse of Healthscope – and its impact on nurses and midwives and their delivery of care to people across the community. Speaking after Healthscope was placed in receivership today, Federal Secretary Annie Butler said the ANMF […]
We care for the sick, injured, elderly and dying. We help people bring life into this world. We save lives. We contribute to improving the holistic health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. When we come together, we are the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association. We are union. We stand united as part of […]
As thousands of aged care nurses prepare for their shifts across NSW, a widespread sense of triumph and relief will envelop them this weekend when a significant milestone is reached. The legal requirement for residential aged care facilities to have at least one registered nurse on duty, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, […]
Nurses across the public, private and aged care sectors are spending International Nurses Day reflecting on their tireless efforts to provide quality care to patients, residents and local communities despite the current workforce challenges. Determined to secure a brighter future for the profession, NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) General Secretary, Shaye Candish, said the […]
From Tweed Heads to Albury, Randwick to Broken Hill, a tsunami of scrubs were visible across NSW today as thousands of angry nurses and midwives walked off the job for the third time this year in their fight for safe staffing ratios. Frustrated by the NSW government’s unwillingness to negotiate on nursing and midwifery ratios, […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has announced General Secretary, Brett Holmes, will conclude his leadership at the end of this week after two decades in the top job. Mr Holmes, who was elected General Secretary in August 2002, formally announced his retirement to delegates and members during the NSWNMA’s 77th Annual Conference in […]
A resolute crowd of nurses and midwives from the health and aged care sectors have gathered to share their experiences and support each other to speak up on the widespread issues hampering their professions. During day one of the 77th Annual Conference of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) in Sydney and online, participants […]
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