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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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Midwifery
20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive th...
June 22, 2020
One-fifth of Australian women still don’t receive mental health checks both before and after the…
Students
Fed Govt to reduce course costs for nursing degrees
June 19, 2020
The Federal Education Minister, Dan Tehan, has announced substantial changes to the structure of university…
Workplace News
COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women’s...
June 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Amidst the upheavals, it has laid…
Unions
More Australians think we’re better off with stronger...
June 17, 2020
An Essential poll has shown that support for unions is at an all time high,…
Work
5 ways to eat healthier at work for nurses and midwives
June 17, 2020
Fitness nutritionist and personal trainer Anthea Strachan shares her SMART FIVE tips for eating healthier…
Public Health
Hospital data reinforces exceptional value of nurses an...
June 17, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has again called on the NSW Government to…
Public Health
“One of the most dangerous jobs in the world”: Over...
June 16, 2020
International Council of Nurses Chief Executive Howard Catton has described nursing as “one of the…
COVID-19
Has the pandemic put an end to nursing as we know it?
June 16, 2020
Some sources cite June 2019 as the start of what unfolded to be one of…
Students
Worried about attending clinical placement during COVID...
June 15, 2020
Restrictions are slowly easing, but for those in healthcare, the presence and stresses of COVID-19…