Specialities
Aged Care
Aged Care information on COVID-19
February 23, 2021
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association is providing support and advice to any members seeking information regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Ensure you’re covered at work by joining the NSWNMA. If you’re working for a private aged care provider, please…
2 days ago
Aged Care
Our ailing aged care system shows you can’t skimp...
Staff shortages and a lack of training have once again emerged as key issues underpinning…
Mental Health
Over a third of working Australians concerned about col...
A study on Australia’s mental health has revealed that concern for the mental health of…
Aged Care
Aged care nurses highlight urgent need for safe staffin...
Aged care nurses and supporters gathered outside Member for McMahon,…
Aged Care
Why people with dementia don’t all behave the sam...
Neuroscientist Lila Landowski writes about why individuals may experience dementia…
Aged Care
New aged care data on hospitalisation rates show signif...
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released…
Mental Health
Mental Health
Over a third of working Australians concerned about col...
February 16, 2021
A study on Australia’s mental health has revealed that concern for the mental health of colleagues has increased through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Morneau Shepell Mental Health Index for December…
8 days ago
Mental Health
Mental Health services disrupted by COVID-19 in half...
January 12, 2021
A global report on the continuity of essential health care services by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has found that 48% of countries saw significant disruptions to…
Aged Care
Aged Care
Aged Care information on COVID-19
February 23, 2021
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association is providing support and advice to any members seeking information regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Ensure you’re covered at work by joining the NSWNMA.…
2 days ago
Aged Care
Our ailing aged care system shows you can’t skimp...
February 23, 2021
Staff shortages and a lack of training have once again emerged as key issues underpinning the nation’s aged care crisis. Registered nurse Noleen Hausler shared…
General
General
New wage cuts rotten to the core
November 3, 2020
One month after being dealt a bitter 0.3% wage freeze for 2020, thousands of nurses and midwives who have kept public hospitals and health services running across NSW will now…
22 days ago
General
Queensland ratios win improve outcomes for nurses and p...
October 30, 2020
Researchers have found sizeable improvements in patient safety and staff satisfaction arising from the Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union’s nurse-to-patient ratios win in 2017. The research, published…
Midwifery
Midwifery
One-on-one midwife care linked to lower risk of prematu...
January 20, 2021
Women who have a midwife as their main carer throughout pregnancy and birth are around 23% less likely to have a premature baby than women whose care is shared between…
4 days ago
Midwifery
‘Like a piranha’: how midwives’ descr...
January 12, 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) promotes exclusive breastfeeding as the optimal way to feed infants. Most Australian babies – 96% – start out breastfeeding. But this…
Emergency
Emergency
COVID-19 leads to “startling” change in ED present...
January 6, 2021
Emergency Departments have a drastic change in the number and acuity of patients being admitted through the COVID-19 pandemic. In a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia, emergency health workers in New South…
18 days ago
Emergency
Better ratios mean improved outcomes in paediatric EDs
September 15, 2020
Increased nurse staffing has a marked effect upon patient outcomes in paediatric emergency departments, a recent study has shown. The study, published in the Journal…
Emergency
More nurses for Blacktown ED
Drug and Alcohol
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…
10 days ago
Drug and Alcohol
COVID changed the way we use drugs and alcohol — now...
October 20, 2020
During crises and disasters, alcohol and other drug use often changes. But the changes are not straightforward and impacts may be different for different groups…
Drug and Alcohol
Alcohol consumption spikes during lockdown
Drug and Alcohol