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UNION WIN: Westmead Branch prevents reduction in beds i...
April 22, 2024
The Westmead Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) who successfully staved off an attempt to reduce the staffing profile at the hospital’s Close Observation Unit (COU). Management sought to reduce the unit from 12 beds to 8, without proper staff consultation. The reduction of beds would have seen the unit lose…
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Blacktown Hospital votes on further action
November 21, 2018
Nurses and midwives from the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Blacktown Hospital branch will…
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Podcast: Garling Report Podcast Series – Antony S...
November 19, 2018
Antony Sara (President of ASMOF in NSW) looks back at the Garling Report 10 years…
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Nurses and midwives confront systemic staffing issues
November 19, 2018
Fed up nurses and midwives will take action to address systemic staffing issues at both…
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Nepean Hospital at crisis point
November 14, 2018
Fed up nurses and midwives will protest continued vacancies, in their own time, of around…
Education
“For Years I’ve Heard About The Benefits Of...
November 9, 2018
The NSWNMA regularly runs forums, seminars and workshops on a wide range of issues to…
Midwifery
Perinatal Anxiety And Depression Is More Serious And Co...
November 9, 2018
PANDA Week (November 11-17) was established by Perinatal Anxiety And Depression Australia in 2005 to…
Aged Care
Mandated Nurse-To-Resident Ratios Not The Only Change N...
November 9, 2018
There are a number of issues worth highlighting in Residential Aged Care facilities (RACF) such…
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The Shift Ep. 88: Mindfulness – Lucinda Jones van...
November 1, 2018
Lucinda Jones van Buuren, Registered Nursed blogger (The Mindful Nurse) discusses self care and how…
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The Shift Ep. 87: Medicinal Cannabis: Debunking the Myt...
October 31, 2018
Na’ama Saban, RN Bcs, Head Paediatric Nurse, Tikum Olam Ltd, Israel spoke at the NSWNMA’s…