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A future of nursing shortages

Posted on May 1, 2012 by NU_admin

Australia faces a shortage of the equivalent of 27 percent of the entire nursing workforce within 13 short years, according to a new Health Workforce 2025 report. Current staff shortages, let alone the prospect of increasing staff shortages, will come as … Continue reading →

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Financial Transactions Tax campaign

Posted on April 19, 2012 by NU_admin

The NSW Nurses Association’s (NSWNA) campaign for a Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) will continue this week, with NSWNA assistant secretary Judith Kiejda attending international public services and nursing union meetings in Geneva for further discussions on the proposed tax. In … Continue reading →

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Ratios under threat!

Posted on April 13, 2012 by NU_admin

The State Government’s plan for a comprehensive attack on the working conditions of nurses is becoming clearer. Last Year the O’Farrell Government passed laws that capped the wage increases of public health nurses at 2.5% and rendered the NSW Industrial … Continue reading →

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Defend Ratios: NSW Labor opposes cuts to ratios

Posted on April 4, 2012 by NU_admin

NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson and Shadow Health Minister Dr Andrew McDonald have met with nurses concerned that changes to their award could see minimum staffing levels scrapped and hospital wards left understaffed by nurses and midwives. The O’Farrell Government … Continue reading →

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Safe Patient Care is at Risk

Posted on March 29, 2012 by NU_admin

The NSW State Government has flagged a second wave of attacks against the working conditions of public sector workers including nurses. Now, Barry O’Farrell has accepted the broad thrust of a new report commissioned by his government that advocates the … Continue reading →

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