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Regional visa scheme now open
February 23, 2021
Expressions of interest for the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa subclass 491 visa have opened. Nurses on temporary visas are encouraged to visit their local Regional Development Australia website to…
Yesterday
Aged Care
Aged Care information on COVID-19
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association is providing support and…
Yesterday
Aged Care
Our ailing aged care system shows you can’t skimp...
Staff shortages and a lack of training have once again…
2 days ago
Public Health
More nurses needed to help curb violence
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the…
7 days ago
Mental Health
Over a third of working Australians concerned about col...
A study on Australia’s mental health has revealed that concern…
8 days ago
Work
10 min core workout for nurses and midwives
Karl from Vitruvian Health shares a 10 minute workout for…
8 days ago
Research
Household members of health staff twice as likely to c...
A British study has found that household members of health…
9 days ago
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COVID-19
Aged Care information on COVID-19
February 23, 2021
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association is providing support and advice to any members seeking information regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Ensure you’re covered at work by joining the NSWNMA.…
Yesterday
Public Health
More nurses needed to help curb violence
February 17, 2021
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the state government’s long-awaited release of its final report into hospital security, but fears it won’t…
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Aged Care
Aged Care information on COVID-19
February 23, 2021
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association is providing support and advice to any members seeking information regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Ensure you’re covered at work by joining the NSWNMA.…
Yesterday
Aged Care
Our ailing aged care system shows you can’t skimp...
February 23, 2021
Staff shortages and a lack of training have once again emerged as key issues underpinning the nation’s aged care crisis. Registered nurse Noleen Hausler shared…
Workplace Issues
Unions
Travel exemptions for family members of nurses and midw...
February 4, 2021
Josh from the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre shares with The Lamp some information around getting travel exemptions for family members of nurses and midwives. Immediate family members of temporary…
20 days ago
Unions
Scott Morrison’s workplace laws will hurt workers who...
February 3, 2021
Navigating the dangers of a global pandemic is not the only threat that Australian workers and their families have to deal with in 2021. They…
Workplace News
Blacktown goes after safer staffing
Workplace News
Hospital-wide support for maternity staff
Life
Work
Regional visa scheme now open
February 23, 2021
Expressions of interest for the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa subclass 491 visa have opened. Nurses on temporary visas are encouraged to visit their local Regional Development Australia website to…
Yesterday
Work
10 min core workout for nurses and midwives
February 16, 2021
Karl from Vitruvian Health shares a 10 minute workout for your core! Whether you are at home, in the gym, or have 10 minutes to…
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Getting super focused
Editorial
Editorial
Collective action is vital as we navigate a pathway out...
February 5, 2021
Solidarity has been at the heart of our success against COVID and we’ll need a lot more of it to deal with the financial and political consequences of the coronavirus. A commitment to collectivism is what helped to protect us during the pandemic and it also gave us “a glimpse…
19 days ago
Editorial
Safety is the number one priority
December 2, 2020
In a difficult and dangerous year, the safety of nurses, midwives and patients has been our overriding concern. At the end of this strange year, full of uncertainty, light is appearing at the end of the tunnel. Evidence that several vaccines are showing signs of strong effectiveness against COVID gives…
Editorial
Aged care’s moment of truth
Scott Morrison’s Australia is not going to be a good place to grow old if…
Editorial
Investing in your future
Superannuation is again in the news, as a push is on to stop the super…
Editorial
Essential but not valued
The Berejiklian government plays a sly hand when it effusively praises nurses for their role…