The state budget has allocated $40 million to increase service capacity at newly built facilities across the state but the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association believes the funding has come 12 months too late. Tamworth Base Hospital was nominated to receive a portion of the additional funding, which the NSWNMA expects will be properly distributed […]
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members, Independent candidate for New England, Tony Windsor and supporting organisations will gather in ANZAC Park tomorrow to raise awareness around the $1.2 billion aged care budget cuts and ongoing issues facing the industry. NSWNMA Assistant General Secretary, Judith Kiejda said rather than cutting funding, the government needs to […]
NSWNMA members stood with hands tied outside the NSW Nationals Annual Conference in Tweed Heads this morning to confront constituents about regional health and aged care funding issues that have not yet been addressed by the party. Acting General Secretary of the NSWNMA, Judith Kiejda, said there were widespread understaffing issues at many new major […]
Nurses and midwives forced to juggle increased workloads, regular overtime and chronic under-staffing at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital have been dealt another major blow. The Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) Board, made up of 12 senior clinicians and business representatives from across the region, has refused to intervene in the ongoing staffing […]
More than 100 nurses, midwives and residents of Tamworth attended a Community Forum at Tamworth Services Club last night to discuss concerns surrounding ongoing the staffing shortages at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. Tamworth Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) took the opportunity to outline their concerns regarding serious nursing and midwifery […]
A community forum will be held in Tamworth this Thursday night to raise public awareness about critical staffing issues at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. Despite months of negotiations and two conciliations before the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC), Tamworth Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) maintains that management is ignoring […]
Tamworth Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will hold an extraordinary Branch meeting tomorrow, Thursday 27 August, over serious workload issues impacting the emergency department and maternity services at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. Branch members will discuss Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) management’s refusal to implement a recommendation […]
Tamworth Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) maintains there are serious patient safety concerns at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, following a full day in the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) yesterday to discuss workload issues. Representatives of the NSWNMA and Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) returned to […]
Emergency department nursing staff agreed to transfer into new facilities at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital today, following positive proceedings in the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) late Tuesday. Tamworth Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) was represented in the IRC, after Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) filed […]
Members of Tamworth Base Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have put the local hospital management on notice over serious concerns regarding patient safety in the emergency department. Branch members fear Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) management is in breach of the Public Health System state Award, by […]
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