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It’s beginning to look a lot like burnout. How to tak...
December 5, 2023
It’s getting towards the time of the year when you might feel more overwhelmed than usual. There are work projects to finish and perhaps exams in the family. Not to…
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Public Health
New laws pave way for improved pay and conditions for n...
NSW public sector workers have welcomed new laws improving the…
Yesterday
Life
9 nursing and midwifery TV shows you MUST watch
We’ve all got our guilty pleasures. Nurses and midwives told…
Yesterday
Editorial
Serious health reform is not negotiable
We must ensure the State government delivers the funding necessary…
4 days ago
Member Stories
A mental health system in crisis
Recently, I spoke before a parliamentary inquiry into the ‘Equity,…
4 days ago
Member Stories
Unite for a brighter aged care future
After my mother passed away, I turned my full attention…
4 days ago
Professional Issues
Public Health
New laws pave way for improved pay and conditions for n...
December 4, 2023
NSW public sector workers have welcomed new laws improving the state’s industrial relations system, which recently passed NSW parliament. The Industrial Relations Amendment Bill 2023 was a key election promise…
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Research
Understanding AI is an ‘ethical imperative’
December 1, 2023
Like it or not, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in nursing and midwifery is “here to stay” said Saba Akbar, a researcher into how…
Specialities
Private Sector
Lifeblood goes to a national vote
December 1, 2023
Months of organising by members will culminate in a national vote as The Lamp goes to press. NSW nursing staff at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood along with other state and…
4 days ago
Private Sector
Ramsay’s ‘slap in the face’ to NSW nurses
December 1, 2023
NSWNMA challenges global health giant over safe staffing and pay. Ramsay Health Care staff in NSW have strongly supported a petition in support of adequate…
Workplace Issues
Unions
Nurses and midwives’ rightful place is at the centre...
December 1, 2023
We need to challenge the prejudice against nurses and midwives using the full extent of their knowledge and abilities, Mary Chiarella told the NSWNMA Annual Conference. Efficient and effective primary…
4 days ago
Branch Beat
BRANCH BEAT: John Hunter
December 1, 2023
As a result of our ratios campaign, including four statewide strikes in 2022, the NSW Labor Party went to the March 2023 state election pledging…
Life
Work
It’s beginning to look a lot like burnout. How to tak...
December 5, 2023
It’s getting towards the time of the year when you might feel more overwhelmed than usual. There are work projects to finish and perhaps exams in the family. Not to…
Today
Offers
Want to be a budget winner? Try these four steps
November 1, 2023
Getting yourself into good financial shape starts with making a budget. Improved financial wellbeing, saving more and stressing less – sound good? Here are four…
Editorial
Editorial
Serious health reform is not negotiable
December 1, 2023
We must ensure the State government delivers the funding necessary to fulfill its promises on ratios. In its September budget the new Minns government made a solid start by allocating almost $1 billion for nursing and midwifery positions to help deliver ratios in public health. The government made an election…
4 days ago
Editorial
A voice for change
September 19, 2023
Annual conference was a time to celebrate the magnificent wins of the past year but also a time to prepare for the challenges ahead. What a year it has been. We have just completed our
78th Annual Conference with some standout moments including an electrifying presentation by ex-Socceroo Craig Foster,…
Editorial
A race to the top
The momentous win by our aged care sector members will change the picture for all…
Editorial
Aged care pay rise is a massive achievement
It’s a win for the ages, but more work is needed to ensure the money…
Editorial
We need a new government to tackle NSW’s health crisi...
The Perrottet government has shown itself incapable and unwilling to even try to fix a…