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…
21 days ago
Public Health
Blacktown emergency nurses raise safety concerns
March 3, 2023
Nurses from Blacktown Hospital emergency department and surrounding Western Sydney hospitals gathered at the end…
Public Health
Voluntary assisted dying will be available to more Aust...
March 1, 2023
By the end of 2023, eligible people in all Australian states will be able to…
Public Health
Hospital data reinforces need for staffing ratios in NS...
March 1, 2023
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has escalated calls for nurse-to-patient ratios to be…
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Unions NSW releases damning report into the labour shor...
February 21, 2023
Unions NSW has released a report in partnership with David Peetz at Griffith University on…
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Nurses and midwives from Shellharbour Hospital rally ov...
February 20, 2023
Nurses and midwives gathered at the end of night shift on Wednesday to rally over…
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With the training to diagnose, test, prescribe and disc...
February 17, 2023
It can be tough to access front-line health care outside the cities and suburbs. For…
Public Health
Overhauls needed to slow nurse and midwife exodus
February 15, 2023
There are fresh calls to address widespread burnout and trauma amongst nurses and midwives or…
Public Health
Nurses and midwives’ real wages almost $3000 less tha...
February 8, 2023
A new report released this week from The McKell Institute titled ‘A decade of wages…
Public Health
Coalition is a laggard on safe staffing
February 3, 2023
The Liberal–National Coalition that runs NSW has been left behind by other parties on the…