Public Health
15% pay claim is “ambitious but reasonable”
April 11, 2024
Public sector branches are set to vote on a recommended log of claims containing a proposed pay rise that would make PHS pay comparable with Queensland. As branches are about to vote on a draft log of claims that is the culmination of months of consultation, more than 30 branch resolutions and intense discussion and…
26 days ago
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Nurses and midwives plead caution ahead of NSW reopenin...
October 8, 2021
Nurses and midwives have described being ‘on tenterhooks’ about staffing shortages in Northern NSW public…
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Delta unmasks rural neglect
October 5, 2021
The Berejiklian government plays the blame game as Sydney’s Delta outbreak spreads to regional areas…
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Understaffed rural hospitals brace for COVID-19
October 5, 2021
COVID-19 is yet to infect the twin townships of Harden and Murrumburrah, but the local…
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Country hospitals lose doctors and senior nurses
October 5, 2021
What does it mean for a nurse to be made responsible for a hospital with…
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Pandemic exposes the vulnerability of under resourced h...
October 5, 2021
A new US study highlights how COVID-19 battered an already poorly resourced and vulnerable health…
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Building trust with migrant and refugee communities is...
September 30, 2021
During COVID-19 we’ve seen racism and discrimination against migrant and refugee communities erode trust between…
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What is Mycoplasma genitalium, the common STI you’ve...
September 14, 2021
Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) with many of the hallmarks of…
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The inconvenient truth about nurse shortages
August 31, 2021
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association proudly represents over 73,000 nurses and midwives across the…
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“Increase COVID-19 vaccination among Aboriginal...
August 23, 2021
All Aboriginal people 12yr and over are eligible and a priority population for COVID-19 vaccination, yet the current vaccination rate among Aboriginal people in NSW is significantly lower than non-Aboriginal people. Outbreaks affecting Aboriginal…