Monthly Archives: July 2012

Muswellbrook: asking for just one more RN

Posted on July 31, 2012 by NU_admin

Nurses from Muswellbrook Hospital in the Hunter Valley made their presence known in the centre of town last Thursday 26 July in order to launch their community campaign for safe staffing in the Emergency Department. They are asking for just … Continue reading →

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Nurses in the Olympics opening ceremony

Posted on July 30, 2012 by NU_admin

Did you catch the opening ceremony of the London Olympics? Eight hundred NHS workers, including at least 600 nurses, volunteered for the sequence that paid tribute to the NHS (see video below). Midwife Jane Logan was one of them and spoke of … Continue reading →

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Branching out again!

Posted on July 27, 2012 by NU_admin

In July, page 33 of The lamp carried a list of the 84 NSWNA workplace branches which had not held or completed their 2012 elections and so could no longer operate as Association branches, which detracts from the local representation … Continue reading →

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Mental health nurses and uniforms – petition

Posted on July 24, 2012 by NU_admin

Update 2 August: The Ministry of Health has informed the NSWNA that there is to be no change to the current uniform arrangements in mental health. Consequently, our petition is no longer active. The Concord Centre for Mental Health NSWNA … Continue reading →

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Nurses: interested in becoming a foster carer?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by NU_admin

In this guest post, Renee Clout from Stretch A Family asks Sydney nurses to consider opening their homes to children and young people in need. Do you have room in your home and room in your life to provide a … Continue reading →

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