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Major win for Hawkesbury nurses and midwives
May 1, 2024
Relieved nurses and midwives have secured their leave entitlements in a major win for all healthcare staff at Hawkesbury Hospital. After months of negotiations between the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) and the NSW government, an agreement has been reached allowing all staff the option to transfer their accrued annual and long service leave…
2 days ago
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NSW nurses and midwives acknowledged in Queen’s Birth...
June 8, 2020
Nurses and midwives from NSW have been among the highly esteemed Australians honoured this Queen’s…
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Listening to the science is working on Covid-19. Now le...
June 4, 2020
Nurse Deanna Hayes thinks that if we can follow the science on COVID-19, we can…
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An open letter to the Minister for Aged Care
June 4, 2020
Philippa Wright wrote this letter to Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck. I’m writing with great…
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We should have been better prepared
June 4, 2020
Nurse Lynne Saville reckons that Australia should have been better prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Let’s advocate for more nurses and safer practice
June 4, 2020
Christine Atkins shares her thoughts as a Letter to the Editor. I am an Australian…
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“Best practice is that fit testing should take place...
June 4, 2020
Local campaigns by numerous NSWNMA branches have led to a larger uptake of fit testing.…
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“Heartless and thankless”
June 4, 2020
This letter was sent by registered nurse and midwife Jennifer Greed to her local MP…
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“My colleagues are feeling a lot of disappointment wi...
June 4, 2020
Rebecca Rispoli, Branch Secretary of NSWNMA Bulli Hospital Branch, says a lot of the public are…
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“Hey Gladys. Where is your common sense?”: A nurse...
June 1, 2020
Mental Health nurse Monica shares her thoughts on the Government’s ill-conceived page freeze policy Recently,…