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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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Flu vaccination allergy
July 24, 2020
I work in aged care and can’t have the flu vaccination for medical reasons. Where…
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Continuing Education Allowance in public hospitals
July 24, 2020
For some time I have been trying to get paid the continuing education allowance for…
Mental Health
Privatisation of mental health advice line kept under w...
July 24, 2020
Concerns have been raised over the future of a publicly-run mental health telephone advice line,…
Editorial
Essential but not valued
July 24, 2020
The Berejiklian government plays a sly hand when it effusively praises nurses for their role…
Public Health
Battle over fair pay for nurses and midwives ramps up
July 23, 2020
Hundreds of nurses and midwives have angrily condemned the Berejiklian Government for ignoring their personal…
Public Health
“COVID has illustrated the overwhelming importanc...
July 22, 2020
COVID-19 has confirmed that well-resourced public health systems are the best defence against any public…
Public Health
Antibacterial activewear? The claim is just as absurd a...
July 22, 2020
Lorna Jane recently launched an “antiviral” line of its activewear, called “LJ Shield”, generating significant…
Public Health
Single-use masks could be a coronavirus hazard if we do...
July 22, 2020
Evidence has shown masks likely do reduce the spread of COVID-19, so wearing them is…
Public Health
Australia has some of the highest rates of drinking dur...
July 22, 2020
State and federal minsters involved in the Forum on Food Regulation will soon vote on…