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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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Public Health
Men with hidden lives at risk of HIV: Test a diverse ra...
May 28, 2019
Latest NSW data shows the lowest annual number of HIV infections in 2018 since records…
Unions
Where to now for unions and ‘change the rulesR...
May 24, 2019
Very few people saw the Coalition’s win coming. If it was, as opposition leader Bill…
Workplace News
ICN calls for end to attacks on health workers
May 24, 2019
A new report released by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) shows that healthcare continues…
Registration
Confused about Criminal Disclosures for your registrati...
May 22, 2019
Criminal disclosures are an important part of your registration process as nurses and midwives. Make…
Community Campaigns
“There is still so much to be done”: NSWNMA stateme...
May 21, 2019
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association General Secretary Brett Holmes pens this statement for this National…
Aged Care
New Dysphagia Standards Commence
May 20, 2019
Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) affects up to 8% of the general population, 40-50% of residents in…
Aged Care
New report shows the lack of transparency and accountab...
May 16, 2019
ANMF Media Release. 16 May 2019 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says a new…
Unions
Cutting penalty rates was supposed to create jobs. It h...
May 16, 2019
After three years of submissions, hearings and deliberations, Australia’s workplace relations umpire, the Fair Work…
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The Shift Ep. 92: Waminda and Birthing on Country ̵...
May 14, 2019
Melanie Briggs, a Midwife and Birthing on Country Officer, spoke at the NSWNMA’s recent Midwifery…