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Nurses and midwives achieve historic ratios reform
February 22, 2024
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has secured the first phase of significant workforce reforms in the state’s public health system, after negotiating with the government-appointed Safe Staffing Levels Taskforce. For the first time, NSW will have minimum and enforceable shift by shift nurse-to-patient ratios implemented in specific clinical areas of public hospitals, which…
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Public nurses and midwives begin receiving pay increase
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Australia’s leading health orgs unite to say YES
September 26, 2023
Over 150 of Australia’s leading health organisations have signed an open letter supporting the establishment…
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Staffing ratios must go further to deliver meaningful r...
September 20, 2023
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the initial funding to deliver staffing…