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New powers for nurse practitioners, midwives to provide...
May 17, 2024
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has commended MPs and Senators for supporting new Legislation which gives highly-trained nurse practitioners (NPs) and midwives the scope to provide people with safe, quality care. The Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for Collaborative Arrangement) Bill 2024, passed the Parliament yesterday. The Bill had been introduced into…
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Notice of roster at a Healthscope hospital
April 3, 2017
Question: I work in a hospital operated by Healthscope. What are the requirements regarding the…
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Time in lieu instead of overtime
April 3, 2017
Question: Recently I completed an overtime shift and my NUM indicated that if I liked,…
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Break between rostered shifts
April 3, 2017
Question: I have just started working at a nursing home operated by Bupa Care Services.…
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Multiple assignments
April 3, 2017
Question: I work in a public hospital as an enrolled nurse. I work in two…
Editorial
NSW can afford improved ratios
April 3, 2017
Strong economic growth means the NSW government can afford to improve safe patient care…
Public Health
It’s time to improve ratios
April 3, 2017
Government-employed nurses across NSW have voted to campaign for greater quality and equality in public…
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‘Every patient deserves the right to excellent, t...
April 3, 2017
‘Specials put a huge load on what is already a very busy, high-stress department.’ “Every…
Unions
Penalty rate cuts hit women, young people
April 3, 2017
Low-paid women and young people are tipped to be the biggest losers from cuts to…
Aged Care
‘I couldn’t pay the bills without penalty rates’
April 3, 2017
Aged care assistant nurse Joane Reyes studies part-time for a nursing degree. She works a…