August 5, 2021
The magazine of the NSW nurses and midwives’ association

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Editorial

Stay the course and keep up the fight

August 5, 2021
Our strike and rally actions for shift-by-shift ratios are on pause during the COVID-19 lockdown, but when it is safe we will step it up again. We are eighteen months…
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“NSW Health thinks staffing is safe and there are no workload problems” Public Health Our ratios claim is backed by incontrovertible clinical evidence. In Queensland, ratios are paying for themselves and more. A host of economists, including the head of the Reserve Bank, is calling for significant pay rises to boost the Australian economy. Continue Reading Queensland’s ratios save lives and money Research New research published in The Lancet shows the Queensland public health system has benefited greatly – clinically and economically – from nurse-to-patient ratios. The research found significantly better patient outcomes in Queensland hospitals that had implemented ratios, with a reduction in Continue Reading Helping make better decisions Offers Ralph Lomu is a Member Education Manager in Sydney for HESTA. With 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry including relationship management roles at a number of financial institutions, helping people make better informed decisions around their future is what 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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COVID-19

Aged care staff cop the blame for vaccine bungling

August 5, 2021
The Morrison government has used aged care workers as scapegoats for low vaccination rates. Aged care assistant in nursing Janine Quinn believes the Morrison government’s decision to make COVID-19 vaccination…
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Mental Health

“Violence is our biggest issue”

August 5, 2021
“We have a MICU (Mental Health Intensive Care Unit) with complex, high-risk cases. We have to have a minimum staffing level. Patients in the unit are acutely unwell, some are…
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Workplace Issues

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Unions

Retiring, but still battling for the underdog

August 5, 2021
Assistant General Secretary Judith Kiejda retires in August after 27 years of service as a NSWNMA official. She tells The Lamp she’s still passionate about the causes that led her…
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Life

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Work

Tax time tips for nurses and midwives

July 2, 2021
Tax time can be a tricky time for nurses and midwives, especially when figuring out what you can and cannot claim as a tax deduction.…

Editorial

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Editorial

Stay the course and keep up the fight

August 5, 2021
Our strike and rally actions for shift-by-shift ratios are on pause during the COVID-19 lockdown, but when it is safe we will step it up again. We are eighteen months into the worst public health emergency the world has seen in a century and everyone from experts to politicians are…
Today
Editorial

Listen to the science on ratios 

June 1, 2021
An evaluation of Queensland’s ratios has swept away the last tenuous excuses for not implementing them in NSW. The evaluation, conducted by researchers from the United States and from Queensland, was a requirement built into the law that established ratios in 2016. It found that ratios pay for themselves. In…
Editorial

A road map forward 

The Royal Commission into Aged Care final report is not perfect but there are strong…