December 3, 2020
The magazine of the NSW nurses and midwives’ association

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“Regrettable” funding announcement gets us no c...

December 3, 2020
The Morrison Government’s response to the Aged Care Royal Commission recommendations on COVID-19 will not provide the staffing levels, training, or transparency needed to end the crisis in aged care,…
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NSWNMA recognised for going “above and beyond” in workplace safety Unions The Association wins SafeWork award for supporting members on the COVID-19 frontline. The NSWNMA has received the top union award in the 2020 SafeWork NSW Awards for “outstanding work health and safety support to members in the changed working environment due Continue Reading COVID in the air that we breathe Public Health COVID-19’s airborne transmission poses a challenge to hospital infection control, says an Australian biosecurity expert. Studies that show the SARS-CoV-2 virus can travel as far as 4.8 metres are challenging the 1.5-metre rule for physical distancing, according to Professor Raina MacIntyre, Continue Reading FYI: Your penalty rates over Christmas and New Year! Workplace News With a number of public holidays over the Festive Season, nurses and midwives asked us to clarify what they’re entitled to. Ben from the Member Rights Centre at the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association has kindly collated this information to Continue Reading "Invest in us", nurses and midwives tell Treasurer Unions On the eve of the state Budget, members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) joined with other public sector workers to call on the Berejiklian Government to value and invest in them. Earlier this month, more than 410,000 public Continue Reading Family Planning NSW: A flexible opportunity for nurses and midwives to update their Reproductive and Sexual Health knowledge Education Family Planning NSW is proud to offer registered nurses and midwives the theory component of the Reproductive and Sexual Health (RSH) Clinical Accreditation Program (RSH-CAP) in 2021. This course covers history taking, contraception, disability, cervical screening, breast health, STIs as Continue Reading Jo Hall: our November nurse of the month Member Stories Judith Mullins nominated her friend and colleague Jo Hall as our November nurse of the month. Jo has worked tirelessly for this community for eleven years. Her outstanding work has gone unrecognised. She started the Deadly Sista Girls as part of a Continue Reading COVID-19 Updates and Guidelines COVID-19, Private Sector, Public Health The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association is providing support and advice to any members seeking information regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Members are encouraged to login to Member Central via the main website online.nswnma.asn.au and access Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 related Continue Reading

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Public Health

COVID in the air that we breathe

December 2, 2020
COVID-19’s airborne transmission poses a challenge to hospital infection control, says an Australian biosecurity expert. Studies that show the SARS-CoV-2 virus can travel as far as 4.8 metres are challenging…
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Public Health

Regional nurses have their say

December 2, 2020
Nurses in country NSW will tell city-based decision makers how their local health services can be improved. The NSWNMA will help members in rural and…

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Aged Care

“Regrettable” funding announcement gets us no c...

December 3, 2020
The Morrison Government’s response to the Aged Care Royal Commission recommendations on COVID-19 will not provide the staffing levels, training, or transparency needed to end the crisis in aged care,…
Today
Aged Care

Time to reward aged care workers

December 2, 2020
Royal commission lawyers call for mandatory staffing ratios, significant wage increases and a greater role for registered nurses in aged care. Senior lawyers assisting the…

Workplace Issues

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Workplace News

Rampant understaffing at Campbelltown Hospital draws i...

December 3, 2020
Rampant understaffing and an excessive number of vacancies at Campbelltown Hospital have drawn condemnation from a multi-partisan parliamentary committee.  A recent report by the Legislative Council Health Committee on the…
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Voices for our safety

December 2, 2020
Health and Safety Representatives have the backing of strong health and safety policies and procedures to enforce workplace safety. Mental health nurse Danica Ivankovic knows from first-hand experience why nurses…
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Editorial

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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…
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Editorial

Aged care’s moment of truth

October 6, 2020
Scott Morrison’s Australia is not going to be a good place to grow old if the crisis in aged care and the threats to superannuation continue. For more than two decades the NSWNMA and the ANMF have been forthright in highlighting how dangerous understaffing in the sector had become. We…
Editorial

Essential but not valued

The Berejiklian government plays a sly hand when it effusively praises nurses for their role…