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ANMF welcomes new support payments for student nurses &...
May 6, 2024
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has commended the Albanese Government on new support payments for student nurses and midwives undertaking clinical placement training. Under the ‘Commonwealth Prac Payment’, eligible undergraduate nursing and midwifery students and diploma of nursing students will be paid $319.50 a week during their mandatory clinical and professional training periods.…
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Workplace News
Knife attack reveals safety failures
December 3, 2018
Association inspects Blacktown Hospital as staff demand better security and ratios. A 35-year-old Blacktown Hospital…
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The everyday violence of health
December 3, 2018
The power of NSWNMA members will be crucial to force the systemic change needed to…
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Aggression is widespread – and on the increase
December 3, 2018
Survey exposes alarming levels of violence against nurses. Eighty per cent of nurses and midwives…
Emergency
Understaffed rural EDs face security risks
December 3, 2018
Narrandera nurses seek better staffing and improved security. The NSWNMA has warned of security risks…
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Grave concerns’ over forensic hospital assaults
December 3, 2018
NSWNMA urges Safework to act on “imminent danger” to mental health nurses. Nurses at Sydney’s…
Midwifery
Mandated ratios will bring midwives back
December 3, 2018
Public sector midwives working part-time or casual would work more hours if there were mandated…
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Staffing improvements in new Ramsay agreement
December 3, 2018
No ratios this time, but there are still significant staffing improvements and a five per…
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Tough talks build a base for the future
December 3, 2018
A nurse and a midwife who were on the Ramsay bargaining committee speak to The…
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At a glance: the gains in the new Ramsay enterprise agr...
December 3, 2018
Ramsay has not agreed to ratios this time but the following improvements provide the tools…