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 NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the announcement of nurse-to-patient ratios at two regional NSW hospitals, to help alleviate pressures on staffing in emergency departments (ED) but has expressed concern over the pace of the phased rollout. Lismore Base Hospital will receive an additional 29 full-time equivalent (FTE) nurses and Port Macquarie […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has labelled the 2024-25 budget as a missed opportunity, following a lack of much needed investment into the state’s frontline healthcare workers. Despite championing $35 billion in health funding, the state government only allocated a fraction towards public sector wages and boosting nursing and midwifery numbers in our […]
Nurses from Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital held an own-time rally today calling on the state government for increased funding to ensure their hospital is included in the first phase of the nurse-to-patient ratios rollout. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Calvary Mater Newcastle Branch members are seeking confirmation that they will be included in […]
Mid North Coast nurses and midwives held an own-time rally today calling on the government to prioritise recruiting staff at Coffs Harbour Health Campus’ emergency department (ED). Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Coffs Harbour Hospital Branch said ED nurses were at breaking point, as they struggled with severe staffing shortages and […]
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% […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed a boost to staffing numbers, with the imminent introduction of nurse-to-patient ratios in NSW public hospitals. Shift by shift ratios will begin in the emergency departments (EDs) at Royal North Shore and Liverpool hospitals in the coming weeks. Around 70 additional full time equivalent (FTE) nurses […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will pursue a 15% pay rise and improvements in conditions to repair the depleted nursing and midwifery workforce in the state’s public hospitals. The NSWNMA is calling on the state government to invest in nurses and midwives in order to rebuild the public sector workforce after years of […]
Emergency departments (ED) are continuing to see extremely high volumes of patients seeking acute medical care, highlighting how great the need is for nurse-to-patient ratios across NSW. According to the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) report, one in 10 patients who were treated and admitted to hospital during the October to December quarter in 2023 […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has secured the first phase of significant workforce reforms in the state’s public health system, after negotiating with the government-appointed Safe Staffing Levels Taskforce. For the first time, NSW will have minimum and enforceable shift by shift nurse-to-patient ratios implemented in specific clinical areas of public hospitals, which […]
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