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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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Aussie vice
April 11, 2024
Australia’s latest household survey reveals that we are smoking less, taking more drugs, and still…
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Global cancer cases to rise by more than 75% by 2050: W...
April 11, 2024
The impact will be felt disproportionately in low-income countries. The WHO’s cancer arm, the International…
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NSWNMA welcomes new graduates for 2024
April 10, 2024
The Association welcomes the 3400 new nurses and midwives entering our workforce this year, after…
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Feminist narratives hijacked to market medical tests
April 10, 2024
An analysis published in the British Medical Journal finds messages around empowerment and women’s rights…
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COVID hasn’t gone away
April 10, 2024
Now in its fifth year, COVID continues to have negative effects on individuals, health services…
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Union bodies call for action on Gaza
April 10, 2024
The ACTU and Global Unions call for unified action to bring about an urgent and…
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ANMF launches Nurses Award work value case
April 10, 2024
The ANMF has applied to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) for an increase in award…
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Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bone...
April 10, 2024
The link between green spaces and stronger bones is likely to result from higher levels…
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Whooping cough is surging in Australia. Why, and how ca...
April 8, 2024
Australia is facing a whooping cough outbreak. Some 2,799 cases were recorded in the first…