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A sombre anniversary

Today, June 19, is the anniversary of the changes to workers compensation law brought in by the NSW state Government one year ago. The changes don’t appear to apply to politicians – see below. Insert any injured nurse or midwife into … Continue reading →

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Vigil by candlelight for ratios

Last Thursday night, the NSW Nationals opened their annual conference in chilly Bathurst. And NSWNMA nurses and midwives from 16 rural electorates were there to tell their Nationals MPs – the country deserves more nurses! Watch the video below, including … Continue reading →

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Update from Raj

In February this year, Raj, a Malaysian gay nurse, wrote for Nurse Uncut about being diagnosed as HIV+ and its impact on his life. Now Raj has sent an update. It’s been a good four months since I wrote and I … Continue reading →

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Brett’s doing Vinnie’s CEO Sleepout

Brett Holmes, the General-Secretary of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (and himself a nurse and midwife), will be sleeping rough next Thursday 20 June to help raise awareness and funds for Vinnies’ services for the homeless. Brett’s donation target … Continue reading →

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Bahrain’s gaoled nurses and doctors

Keiran Dalton of the NSWNMA will be speaking this Saturday  at a public meeting that was also to have been addressed by Bahraini surgeon Dr Ghassan Dhaif. Dr Dhaif has been denied entry to Australia by the federal Government, despite the fact … Continue reading →

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‘I am a nurse who is not a nurse’

Gloria Vlcek is another unemployed new grad in NSW. Other states in Australia had serious rates of new grad unemployment in 2012 – has it now spread to NSW? Send a message to health ministers about new grad unemployment. This … Continue reading →

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‘Echoes’: a short film about depression – and life

Today’s short film was second runner up in the 2013 NSWNMA Nurses and Midwives Short Film Festival. ‘Echoes’ was directed by Daniel Akinshola and submitted by student nurse Asobede Dawodu of the Australian Catholic University – Asobede appears in the … Continue reading →

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Too much work, not enough time – community nurses part 2

Today we have two more accounts by community nurses, working in family health in rural towns, of the pressures they’re under every day at work. [See Too much work, not enough time - community nurses speak on May 28.] If you’re … Continue reading →

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Taking our campaign to the MPs

Last Friday nurses and midwives right across the state visited their local MP’s office to let them know how we feel about the state Government’s flat rejection of our claim for improved and extended  ratios (not to mention that they … Continue reading →

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Video: Interviews with disability nurses

Today we bring you a short video of interviews with disability nurses with ADHC (Ageing, Disability and Home Care in the NSW Department of Family & Community Services). These nurses are obviously concerned and stressed by their working conditions – … Continue reading →

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