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Parking blow for John Hunter nurses and midwives
February 9, 2024
Lower Hunter nurses and midwives are angry and deflated over the NSW government’s decision to reinstate paid parking for staff at John Hunter Hospital. Following the re-introduction of paid parking at metropolitan hospitals on 1 February, nurses and midwives began paying $20.90 a week for access to the hospital car park. As a result, essential…
25 days ago
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Hospital beds close in Yass over safe staffing concerns
June 8, 2021
Five beds inside Yass District Hospital have been closed until further notice due to ongoing…
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Nurses and midwives strike over staffing at seven sites
June 2, 2021
Hundreds of nurses and midwives across six hospitals and a mental health centre took industrial…
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Public are onside over ratios
June 1, 2021
“We are determined to get staffing ratios. This is not going to go away. We…
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Public awareness is key to ratios battle
June 1, 2021
Shellharbour Hospital branch member Debbi Simpson joined fellow nurses and midwives at a rally outside…
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Wyong nurses prevent cuts to shifts
June 1, 2021
Management has dropped a plan to cut nursing hours – but the NSWNMA Wyong branch…
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Nurse numbers cut at Gosford
June 1, 2021
Central Coast Local Health District managers have enforced cuts to nurse numbers at Gosford Hospital,…
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More staff for Lismore ED
June 1, 2021
Lismore Hospital’s NSWNMA branch is leading a campaign to get more nurses rostered in the…
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St Vincent’s nurses rally in support of safe staf...
May 28, 2021
Nurses and midwives have rallied opposite St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, frustrated by the NSW government’s…
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Hundreds of nursing care hours lost across the Illawarr...
May 28, 2021
Analysis of hospital data has revealed patients in Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District missed out…