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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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Overtime for casual AiNs at Ramsay
October 1, 2019
I am a casual assistant in nursing working at a private hospital run by Ramsay.…
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Posting rosters
October 1, 2019
I work in a public hospital. The roster in our ward seems perennially late. I…
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Higher grade duty at Healthe Care
October 1, 2019
I work in a hospital run by Healthe Care. How does the higher grade duty…
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Minimum hours at Bupa
October 1, 2019
I am employed casually in a
Bupa nursing home. What is
the minimum shift I…
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Day or shift worker
October 1, 2019
I have applied for a full-time nursing position at a hospital
run by Healthscope. Do…
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Extra public holiday
October 1, 2019
Just wondering if the extra public holiday has been decided for NSW Health yet? Yes,…
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The Shift Ep. 103: NSW Cervical Screening Program ̵...
October 1, 2019
Pene Manolas and Teresa Fisher from Cervical Screening NSW, Cancer Institute NSW presented at the…
Aged Care
Poor staffing increases aged care hospitalisations
September 26, 2019
Inadequate staffing and skill levels have been identified as major contributing factors in avoidable hospital…
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Bankstown-Lidcombe ED nurses under rising pressure
September 25, 2019
Fed up with widespread staffing issues, nurses and midwives will gather in their own time…