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Nurses and midwives deserve more in 2024
May 10, 2024
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will pursue a 15% pay rise and improvements in conditions to repair the depleted nursing and midwifery workforce in the state’s public hospitals. The NSWNMA is calling on the state government to invest in nurses and midwives in order to rebuild the public sector workforce after years of…
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Career
What are your tips for new nurses?
March 23, 2017
What advice do you wish you’d been given as a new nurse? What advice would…
Unions
Nurses see penalty cut proposal from emboldened employe...
March 22, 2017
Nurses working for Sonic Health Plus could see their award-aligned Sunday penalty rates cut from…
Unions
Penalty rates for nurses on the ‘slippery slope...
March 22, 2017
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is fighting an attempt…
Public Health
Expansion of nurse to patient ratios overdue in NSW
March 22, 2017
Nurses and midwives have urged the NSW Government to improve the delivery of safe patient…
Workplace News
Staffing must be addressed in South East Regional Hospi...
March 21, 2017
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) is cautiously optimistic a review into South East…
Aged Care
There’s no need to lock people into nursing homes...
March 20, 2017
Older people in nursing homes or aged care facilities are often locked up “for their…
Unions
Welcoming Sally McManus as first woman ACTU Secretary
March 15, 2017
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) today welcomed the election…
Member Stories
Should I start nursing studies at age 59?
March 14, 2017
Last year Patricia asked Nurse Uncut readers whether she should start nursing studies at age…
Unions
Nurses and midwives also at risk of losing penalty rate...
March 10, 2017
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says new legal advice…