April 7, 2020

Specialities

Aged Care

Aged Care information on COVID-19

April 6, 2020
  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,…
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Mental Health

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Mental Health

Is your mental health deteriorating during the coronavi...

April 1, 2020
Medicare-subsidised psychology and psychiatry sessions, as well as GP visits, can now take place via phone and video calls – if clinicians agree not to charge patients out-of-pocket costs for…
5 days ago
Mental Health

‘Cabin fever’: Australia must prepare for t...

March 19, 2020
As the COVID-19 outbreak intensifies, we’re seeing mass isolation in virus epicentres, with about 500 million people in China “under varying degrees of quarantine”, and…

Aged Care

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Aged Care

Aged Care information on COVID-19

April 6, 2020
  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…
Today
Aged Care

Royal commission counsel recommends ratios

April 1, 2020
The legal team assisting the aged care royal commission has proposed sweeping changes to raise the numbers, skills and pay of the aged care workforce.…

General

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General

Early flu shot critical for people with asthma

April 2, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak makes the influenza vaccination more important than ever for the 2.7 million Australians with asthma. The National Asthma Council Australia is urging health professionals to speak with…
4 days ago

Midwifery

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Midwifery

Pregnant health workers at specific risk of COVID-19: R...

March 26, 2020
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) has urged employers to give consideration to the reallocation of pregnant health workers to lower-risk duties, working from…
12 days ago

Emergency

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Emergency

More nurses for Blacktown ED

February 7, 2020
Staff and union pressure achieved three extra nurses per shift for Blacktown Hospital’s emergency department. Western Sydney Local Health District agreed to roster three extra nurses per shift at Blacktown…
30 days ago
Emergency

Wyong ED campaigns for more staff

February 7, 2020
Nurses are campaigning for more staff at Wyong Hospital’s emergency department, where waiting times are among the worst in the state.  In the past six…

Drug and Alcohol

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