Emergency
Government risking lives the longer it delays staffing...
June 15, 2022
Further evidence of the unsustainable strain on public hospital emergency departments (ED) has prompted angry calls for the NSW government to stop risking patients’ lives and introduce reliable shift by shift staffing ratios. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) issued the warning after Bureau of Health Information (BHI) data for January to March 2022…
21 days ago
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Understaffed rural EDs face security risks
December 3, 2018
Narrandera nurses seek better staffing and improved security. The NSWNMA has warned of security risks…
Emergency
Belmont ED nurses demand more staff
August 28, 2018
The Health Minister thinks emergency departments have enough staff. Nurses at Belmont Hospital beg to…
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Emergency room nurses undermined and undervalued
August 14, 2018
The 2018 NSWNMA Award claim regarding nurse to patient ratios, including Clinical Nurse Educators (CNE)…
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142 eight-hour shifts not filled at Hornsby
November 29, 2017
Hornsby hospital stretched to breaking point by understaffing. Hornsby Hospital nurses have held a rally…
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ED violence sparks community campaign
June 30, 2017
Nurses push an anti-violence message in the remote town of Nyngan. There was a time…
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Anti-violence training underway
June 30, 2017
A statewide program to reduce hospital violence includes more training for emergency department nurses. NSW…