January 28, 2022

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Aged Care

Private aged care in crisis – needs immediate act...

January 27, 2022
As the Omicron wave spreads through private aged care facilities across the country, vulnerable, elderly Australians are at risk of preventable deaths due to dangerously low staffing levels. Frontline nurses and carers working in aged care are stretched thin, and…
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Mental Health

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Mental Health

COVID-19 weighs heavily on psychiatric nurses

December 2, 2021
Cumberland mental health nurses knew COVID-19 would eventually reach their understaffed and ill-prepared hospital, but their warnings went unheeded. When the Delta outbreak took the life of a Cumberland Hospital…
25 days ago
Mental Health

3 out of 4 kids with mental health disorders aren’t a...

September 23, 2021
Three-quarters of Australian children with mental health disorders aren’t getting professional help, according to our new research. Girls, younger children and families from non-English-speaking backgrounds…

Aged Care

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Aged Care

Private aged care in crisis – needs immediate act...

January 27, 2022
As the Omicron wave spreads through private aged care facilities across the country, vulnerable, elderly Australians are at risk of preventable deaths due to dangerously low staffing levels. Frontline nurses…
Today

General

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General

Your penalty rates for Australia Day

December 23, 2021
This Australia Day nurses and midwives asked us to clarify what they’re entitled to. Dave from the Member Rights Centre at the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association has kindly collated this…
4 days ago

Midwifery

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Midwifery

Group Clinical Supervision for midwives

May 18, 2021
Midwives are leaving the profession, many of them at the beginning of their careers. A new trial of group clinical supervision is underway in Australia to see if it makes…
9 days ago
Midwifery

Midwives are delivering above and beyond

May 5, 2021
Despite a challenging pandemic enveloping our globe, midwives have continued their selfless roles delivering thousands of babies around the clock, while also campaigning for safe…

Emergency

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Emergency

EDs in desperate need of 1:3 nursing ratios

June 16, 2021
Pressure is mounting inside the state’s emergency departments, with the latest hospital data revealing the time patients spend waiting to be admitted has blown-out to…

Drug and Alcohol

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Drug and Alcohol

Working From Home When Home Isn’t Safe

December 15, 2020
On the International Day for the Prevention of Violence Against Women, unions launched a new workplace resource, Working From Home When Home Isn’t Safe: Responding to Family and Domestic Violence…
1 year ago