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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 Hospital’s ED for six months while a staffing review takes place. The NSWNMA led a push for more staff after the ED moved to a…
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More nurses for Blacktown ED
February 7, 2020
Staff and union pressure achieved three extra nurses per shift for Blacktown Hospital’s emergency department.…
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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…
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Stronger branch helps win more staff
February 7, 2020
At Shoalhaven Hospital, getting management to employ more nurses has gone hand in hand with…
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Bushfire information for nurses and midwives
January 31, 2020
Many of us have family, friends or colleagues who have lost homes or been forced…
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Worker safety comes first in mental health
January 31, 2020
Mental health facilities must prioritise employee safety over measures to improve the therapeutic environment for…
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‘Under-resourced, shambolic and at times, dangerous.â...
January 31, 2020
Blacktown Hospital ED staff tell minister the human cost of understaffing. “Mr Hazzard, our department…
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Australia Day Public Holiday: Know your penalty rates
January 21, 2020
With the Australia Day public holiday coming up, nurses and midwives asked us to clarify…
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Bushfire information for nurses and midwives
January 8, 2020
Judith Kiejda, Acting General Secretary of the NSWNMA, extends the Association’s support to all those…
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Major staffing concerns at Griffith Base Hospital
December 21, 2019
Less than a week out from Christmas and the New Year, members of the NSW…