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 us reason for hope that…
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Labor sticks to its pledge on ratios
December 3, 2018
The NSW Opposition has changed its leader but its policy on ratios remains the same.…
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Our first shift-by-shift ratios victory
October 29, 2018
A well-organised, hard-working branch along with an enlightened employer has delivered an agreement with NSW’s…
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Sexual Harassment Must Be Prohibited Under Industrial L...
October 10, 2018
NSWNMA Assistant Secretary, Judith Kiejda, outlines why sexual harassment at work should be considered a…
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Persistence pays
October 2, 2018
The state of the aged care sector is a national disgrace and our arguments for…
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Working with the community for positive change
August 1, 2018
Nurses, midwives and the community all have a common interest in improving the public health…
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Our resolve for better ratios is undiminished
July 3, 2018
Nurses and midwives deserve the pay rise they are about to receive but our patients…
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Let’s change the rules on staffing
May 3, 2018
The current rules on staffing in our public health system are clearly not working. Our…
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An aged care crisis that shames us
April 3, 2018
The NSWNMA will throw all its weight behind the national campaign to improve staffing ratios…
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Let’s keep fighting for a better public health system
March 22, 2018
Our successful campaign to stop the privatisation of five regional hospitals provides us with the…