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Major win for Hawkesbury nurses and midwives
May 1, 2024
Relieved nurses and midwives have secured their leave entitlements in a major win for all healthcare staff at Hawkesbury Hospital. After months of negotiations between the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) and the NSW government, an agreement has been reached allowing all staff the option to transfer their accrued annual and long service leave…
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Climate Change and Environment
Nurses and midwives deliver FAIL verdict on Liberals’...
May 13, 2019
The Climate and Health Alliance’s (CAHA) scorecard has delivered a scathing review of the Liberals’…
Community Campaigns
Fact check: Who’s got it better on wage growth and pe...
May 13, 2019
With the Federal Election just around the corner, Nurse Uncut investigates if your wages and…
Aged Care
Aged care sector attention well overdue
May 12, 2019
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has joined its national counterparts in welcoming today’s…
General
Stoic mums celebrated this lnternational Nurses Day
May 11, 2019
As International Nurses Day (12 May) falls on Mother’s Day this year, it’s an opportunity…
Public Health
What are the major parties promising on health this ele...
May 9, 2019
Stephen Duckett, Director of the Health Program at the Grattan Institute, analyses the major parties’…
Public Health
Election campaign lesson #1: don’t mess with Medi...
May 9, 2019
Professor Jim Gillespie writes about Australia’s love affair with our universal healthcare system, and why…
Public Health
Don’t be fooled, the Medicare Guarantee Fund prov...
May 8, 2019
The Morrison Government’s Medicare Guarantee fund is just a dishonest accounting trick, says the Grattan…
Education
Studying Post-Graduate Nursing? Apply For The NTEU Joan...
May 8, 2019
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is once again offering The Joan Hardy Scholarship for students studying…
Aged Care
Dementia residents suffer under poor staffing numbers
May 6, 2019
Low ratios of nursing staff in residential aged care facilities is taking a toll on…