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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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Unions
Celebrating a special birthday
August 28, 2018
Born 70 years ago, the National Health Service was a major advance for the British…
Emergency
Belmont ED nurses demand more staff
August 28, 2018
The Health Minister thinks emergency departments have enough staff. Nurses at Belmont Hospital beg to…
Community Campaigns
Weak safeguards on My Health Records
August 28, 2018
Research by the Parliamentary Library’s Research Branch contradicts the federal health minister’s claims on the…
Aged Care
Aged care faces shortfall of 80,000 workers
August 28, 2018
Research conducted by the industry super fund HESTA reveals a sector facing significant challenges to…
Public Health
Healthier snacks lead to healthier hospital staff
August 28, 2018
Hospital staff and patients consume less sugar and calories when healthy options are provided in…
Unions
Inequality continues to rise
August 28, 2018
A report by the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) and the University of NSW…
Research
Melanoma blood test a world first
August 28, 2018
Australian scientists say they have developed a blood test to detect melanoma in its early…
Unions
Rise of the robot ramps up slavery threat
August 28, 2018
According to the UN International Labour Organization 56 per cent of workers in south Asia’s…
Unions
Banks have no place in super
August 24, 2018
We all deserve a dignified retirement after a lifetime of work. Our union-won superannuation system…