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Community protest halts ward merger plan
April 1, 2020
A plan to merge wards at Maclean District Hospital has been “deferred” in the face of growing community opposition. Northern NSW Local Health District says it has postponed a decision on a plan to reconfigure Maclean Hospital by merging its acute and sub-acute wards. The proposal would have cut bed numbers by about one third…
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Community Campaigns
Community protest halts ward merger plan
April 1, 2020
A plan to merge wards at Maclean District Hospital has been “deferred” in the face…
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We won! No job cuts at Maclean District Hospital
March 5, 2020
Maclean is celebrating a decision from the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) to withdraw…
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That is Violence
October 11, 2019
1800RESPECT has launched the That is Violence campaign. This campaign is part of our Disabilities…
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Help Save the Kalang Headwaters from Logging
September 24, 2019
Nurses and midwives have a responsibility to advocate for the health of our patients and…
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Cumberland nurses raise patient safety fears over light...
September 12, 2019
Genuine fears for mental health patients at risk of walking in front of a passing…
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Community forum to discuss health in Tenterfield
September 11, 2019
Community members are being invited to attend a public forum tomorrow afternoon to discuss issues…
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ANMF opposes drug testing welfare recipients
September 10, 2019
ANMF Media Release: 10 September, 2019. The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery…
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Nurse and partner challenge shocking law stopping healt...
September 9, 2019
Petitioning against outdated and discriminatory rules, Nurse Connor Lynch and his partner, medical student Ky…
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From gun control to HIV: six ingredients of successful...
August 11, 2019
Joannah Luetjens, Michael Mintrom and Paul ‘t Hart analyse what makes for successful Government policy.…