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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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Aged Care
Complaints put facility back on track
December 10, 2019
Developments at a Mudgee nursing home show aged care workers can get better staffing and…
Career
Bob’s legacy: support for junior mental health nurses...
December 10, 2019
Up to 20 mental health nurses will have the opportunity to take part in a…
Career
The virtuous circle
December 10, 2019
After graduating in 2012 as a registered nurse from the University of Newcastle, Catherine Ivanfy…
Research
Significant drop in asthma deaths
December 10, 2019
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals a significant decrease in asthma-related…
Mental Health
‘Macho’ construction culture is killing tradies
December 10, 2019
Construction workers are overrepresented in suicide rates in Australia. Workers in construction are at a…
Unions
Taking the bargaining out of collective bargaining
December 10, 2019
“An aggressive and wide-ranging agenda for changing Australia’s labour laws” has been quickly assembled by…
Research
Nurse ‘worry’ spot on predicting patient status
December 10, 2019
Research confirms that nurses’ intuition is an accurate predictor of a patient’s declining condition. Using…
Climate Change and Environment
Healthy diet, healthy planet
December 10, 2019
Healthier food choices almost always benefit the environment, according to a sophisticated new study. The…
Research
Rheumatic heart disease doubles in four years
December 10, 2019
Half of the cases diagnosed were in the Northern Territory. The number and rate of…