Member Stories
Standing up for inclusion
April 11, 2024
I chose to become a delegate after the encouragement I received from the Association, because I want to help culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) nurses who are committed to change the workplace culture of covert racism. I have experienced the impact of covert racism for years whilst working in the health system and I was…
13 days ago
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A historic moment for our union
September 19, 2023
At the NSWNMA 78th Annual Conference, history was made with the passing of two very…
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Pilliga drilling a threat to local health
September 19, 2023
The Pilliga Forest, located just south of Narrabri in northern NSW, is one of the…
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St Vincent’s win nurse-to-patient ratios
August 4, 2023
NSWNMA branches of St Vincent’s Private and Mater Hospitals have been in negotiations with management…
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Getting nursing back to basics
August 4, 2023
I have been a registered nurse for more than 30 years. Working on the wards…
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Empowering mothers in birth
August 4, 2023
In 2021, 36.7 per cent of pregnant women in New South Wales had a caesarean…
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Compassion fatigue sneaks up on you
August 4, 2023
In response to the health and wellbeing article in the last Lamp edition, I was…
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Vale Brendon Julian Towney
August 4, 2023
Julian Brendon Towney was born on 23 May 1964 in Wellington NSW. He was the…
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Nurses and midwives honoured in annual King’s Birthda...
June 14, 2023
The contributions of three NSW nurses and two midwives have been celebrated as part of…
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The Voice – it just makes sense
June 2, 2023
The Voice, not the singing competition but the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice to…