We have to work. And accidents happen. Should you get hurt at work, you expect to get paid until you get better. You definitely expect that any medical bills arising from your injury will be covered.
Under the O’Farrell Government’s proposed changes to workers compensation, you cannot count on this.
The new scrub uniforms for NSWNA members are here and it is time to scrub up!
The purpose of having a uniform is to show a united front during rally and conference times and this new uniform range has been designed to do just that. They will be available to order online from Friday 18 May.
The Size
The size range is from XS-5XL. This is to ensure various body shapes and sizes are catered and, most importantly, the range has been designed to ensure a comfortable fit every time.
Please see size chart here.
Ordering
The scrub top and pant are $20 incl GST each. You can place your order by the following methods:
• Shop online, by registering as a user on www.totalimagegrouponline.com/nswnurses on our tailored NSW Nurses Association online store. (available from 18 May 2012)
• Browse through the customised catalogue, complete the order form and send back to Total Image by:
Email: sales@totalimagegroup.com.au
Fax: 9569 6200 Post: PO Box 199, Westgate NSW 2048
Image credit: NSWNA
Don’t forget our International Nurses Day contest - the best photo of nurses celebrating will win a two-night stay in the Hunter Valley.
Remember to sign the NSWNA Recency of Practice Petition!
Trust a nurse to make a great first impression.
Ged Kearney, President of the ACTU, didn’t disappoint in her opening address to the ACTU Congress 2012.
Proudly flaunting her union background, Ged spoke eloquently about first joining the nurses’ union in Melbourne as a young nurse and taking industrial action in the ’80s around shiftwork.
The picnic for aged care nurses and their supporters is this Friday, 11.30am-1.30pm in Hyde Park in central Sydney. Act Now for Better Pay will be sending buses from all over Sydney, so ring today if you want to hop onboard!
Rashmi, a young AIN originally from Nepal, gives a strong voice to the reasons for the picnic – nurses in aged care are usually rushed off their feet and have very poor nurse to patient ratios which can compromise the quality of the care they give.
Population changes and specialisation of nursing services have led to increasingly stressful service demands on community nurses, according to a recent article in The Lamp. This is especially evident in an area like the New South Wales north coast.
The North Coast is the fastest growing rural health service in NSW. Its population grew by around seven percent from 2006 to 2011 and is not expected to slow any time soon. In fact, it is expected to increase by 1.2 percent each year between now and 2016! Yet nurse numbers in local community health services have stayed roughly the same for at least 15 years.
Are you a community nurse – on the North Coast or anywhere at all in NSW? How are you coping with the increasing demand?
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