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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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Member Stories
Corinne Dyson: our January Nurse of the Month
January 28, 2020
This Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we’re honouring 12 outstanding nurses and midwives who…
Public Health
The Wuhan coronavirus is now in Australia – here̵...
January 28, 2020
New South Wales Health has confirmed three men in their 30s, 40s and 50s in…
General
Nurses awarded Australia Day honours
January 28, 2020
A number of nurses and midwives have been included in this year’s Australia Day honours…
Unions
It’s time to ratify the ILO’s Violence and Harassme...
January 24, 2020
Violence and harassment has been seen as part and parcel of being a nurse or…
Workplace News
Australia Day Public Holiday: Know your penalty rates
January 21, 2020
With the Australia Day public holiday coming up, nurses and midwives asked us to clarify…
Registration
Nurse suspended after breaching professional boundaries...
January 21, 2020
Registered nurse Jennifer Cassidy has had her registration suspended by the State Administrative Tribunal of…
Aged Care
Many people have a hard time swallowing. Here’s h...
January 21, 2020
Swallowing food, drink, and saliva is a central part of our lives. It’s something we…
Aged Care
Hot and bothered: heat affects all of us, but older peo...
January 21, 2020
Australian summer temperatures have risen by 1.66℃ over the past 20 years. In the past…
Students
Strange Advice From A NUM To New Nurses
January 21, 2020
With a lot of nurses and midwives graduating recently, there’s all sorts of encouragement and…