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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
Posted in Employment issues, NSWNMA, Nurse health, Unions, Workers compensation
Tagged workers compensation
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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
Posted in NSWNMA, Ratios, Rural, Videos
Tagged Nationals, NSWNMA, Ratios campaign, ratios campaign nsw, vigil
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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
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
Posted in Advocacy, Community campaigns, Issues and Challenges, NSWNMA
Tagged Brett Holmes, CEO sleepout, homelessness
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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
‘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
Posted in ANF, Education, Employment issues, New graduates
Tagged new grad, new graduates, unemployment
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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
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
Posted in Giveaways, NSWNMA, Nursing - community nursing, Nursing experiences, Rural
Tagged community nurses, family health
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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
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
Posted in Advocacy, Disability nurses, Employment issues, Interviews and Features, NSWNMA, Nursing experiences, Videos
Tagged ADHC, disability nurses
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