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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…
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Susan Flynn: our February Nurse of the Month
February 26, 2020
Over summer, bushfires ravaged Australia, burning through more than 10 million hectares of land, claiming…
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‘It was like Armageddon’
February 7, 2020
Grafton Base Hospital was surrounded by multiple bushfires this fire season. Remana Harris, an RN…
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Sydney had its fireworks while Conjola Park went up in...
February 7, 2020
Nurse Jennifer McKnight shares her story of being caught in the recent South Coast bushfires…
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Thanks from a bushfire victim
February 3, 2020
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association member Martina Rosas shares her thanks for the support that…
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ACAT privatisation digs a deeper hole for aged care
January 31, 2020
Aged Care Nurse Jocelyn Hoffman writes about what the proposed privatisation of Aged Care Assessment…
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‘We were wearing masks in the hospital because the as...
January 31, 2020
With roads closed by fires, nurse Diane Lang lived at her hospital and worked double…
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Corinne Dyson: our January Nurse of the Month
January 28, 2020
This Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we’re honouring 12 outstanding nurses and midwives who…
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The virtuous circle
December 10, 2019
After graduating in 2012 as a registered nurse from the University of Newcastle, Catherine Ivanfy…
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New Forms Of Bullying On Night Duty For Nurses
November 15, 2019
Hi I’ve been a night duty nurse now for over 25 years when no one…