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Ratios rollout: Safer conditions for staff and patients
May 16, 2024
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed a boost to staffing numbers, with the imminent introduction of nurse-to-patient ratios in NSW public hospitals. Shift by shift ratios will begin in the emergency departments (EDs) at Royal North Shore and Liverpool hospitals in the coming weeks. Around 70 additional full time equivalent (FTE) nurses…
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ADO dispute
September 3, 2019
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Cashing out annual leave
September 3, 2019
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Pregnant, and seeking a more suitable position
September 3, 2019
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Pay rate in Bupa
September 3, 2019
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Quick shifts
September 3, 2019
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Time off in lieu
September 3, 2019
I work in a public hospital and have worked some overtime that I would like…
Editorial
Our kids’ strike for climate deserves our support
September 3, 2019
When school kids are brave enough to “tell it like it is” and their claims…
Climate Change and Environment
School climate strikers win union support
September 3, 2019
The World Health Organization and United Nations scientists warn that without stronger action to curb…
Climate Change and Environment
‘We adults have let the kids down over climate change...
September 3, 2019
The Lamp spoke to Deanna Hayes, an NSWNMA member and St George Private Hospital nurse,…