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Increase our health workforce before it’s too lat...
September 15, 2021
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has renewed calls for the state government to fast-track the remainder of a nursing and midwifery workforce ‘boost’, following the release of hospital data outlining the widespread pressures across public hospitals. The latest Bureau of Health Information quarterly report shows even prior to the extraordinary strain of the…
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Increase our health workforce before it’s too lat...
September 15, 2021
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has renewed calls for the state government to…
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The media contributes to vaccine hesitancy: experts
August 6, 2021
Media reporting on COVID vaccines should be careful to contextualise the benefits alongside the risks,…
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Calls for Nurse Practitioners to be utilised in COVID v...
July 30, 2021
A coalition of peak nursing organisations is calling on National Cabinet today to include Australia’s…
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In contrast to Australia’s success with hepatitis...
July 28, 2021
Around one-third of Australians living with hepatitis C have been cured in the last four…
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Explainer: the A, B, C, D and E of hepatitis
July 8, 2021
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. While we usually think of hepatitis A to E…
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Nurses and midwives reject pay offer and poor staffing
May 31, 2021
For the first time in eight years, a resounding majority of public sector nurses and…
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Nurses top Australia’s list of most highly regarded p...
May 20, 2021
Nurses have been voted as Australia’s most highly regarded profession for the 24th year in a…
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New research backs ratios on International Nurses’ Da...
May 12, 2021
Calls for shift-by-shift ratios to be introduced in New South Wales have been bolstered, as…
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Ratios are key to reducing violence
April 7, 2021
Achieving the NSWNMA claim for ratios would help to reduce the level of violence and…