Hundreds of nurses and midwives across 80 NSW hospitals will walk off the job today to demand the government raise wages and address staff shortages. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) will stop work for between two and 24 ...
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NSW emergency wait times skyrocket
Over thirty per cent of NSW residents are waiting over four hours for emergency medical treatment, new figures have shown, as a combination of worker shortages and rising flu cases take a toll on state hospitals. A NSW health department ...
More »Nurses take a stand against fossil fuels
Health workers have withdrawn their savings en masse from a major Australian super fund with the aim of sending a powerful message. A group of over 130 nurses and doctors divested their money from industry fund HESTA on Friday in direct ...
More »Aged care and private nurses to miss out on workforce bonus
Nurses working in the private and aged care sectors will not qualify for NSW and Victoria's ‘thank you’ bonuses, state premiers have clarified. Last week, NSW and Victoria announced it would offer public healthcare workers $3,000 in bonus payments in ...
More »‘Immunity is waning’: fourth-jab push for health staff
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will push for a fourth jab for healthcare workers following concerns over waning Covid immunity. The Premier on Monday revealed plans to seek federal government support in including healthcare workers among those eligible for a fourth dose as ...
More »Prioritising a learning culture for nurses of the future is key to improving patient care: opinion
Today, nurses are increasingly playing a greater role in diagnosing and prescribing treatments. The digitalisation of healthcare systems in recent years also meant that nurses had to upskill to keep up with new administrative demands in addition to their extensive ...
More »NSW health workers to receive pay rise, $3,000 ‘thank you’ payment
Health workers in NSW will receive a three per cent wage rise and a one-off $3,000 payment as recognition for their efforts during COVID-19. On Monday, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the new wage policy with an additional 10,000 health staff staff ...
More »Scientists discover new ways to battle future pandemics
Nathan Boase always knew he would be a scientist, and he is currently researching new methods to protect people against viruses like Monkeypox and COVID-19. Boase and his team from QuT have been given the green light to develop a ...
More »Staff shortages strain regional hospital
Peaks have called on the government to address severe staffing shortages in a state hospital after a nurse was allegedly stabbed by a patient during a busy emergency shift. According to the NSWMWA, emergency patients at Shoalhaven Hospital on the ...
More »Voluntary assisted dying to be legalised in NSW
Terminally ill people in NSW will have access to euthanasia following a landmark decision handed down by state parliament. The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 passed the NSW upper house on Thursday, receiving 23 votes in favour and 15 against. ...
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