Nurses have raised concerns about overnight staffing at the redeveloped Lismore Base Hospital Emergency Department after being advised of the staffing structure just days out from the official opening. The new unit is almost twice the size with an additional six beds in the acute section and four more beds in the short stay unit. […]
Over 70 members from the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital branch met last night and resolved to close surge beds from Friday in an attempt to reduce ongoing staffing issues at the new hospital. Inadequate staffing has resulted in nurses working up to 70 hours of overtime in a […]
The state budget has allocated $40 million to increase service capacity at newly built facilities across the state but the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) believes the funding has come 12 months too late. Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital was nominated to receive a portion of the additional funding, which the NSWNMA expects will […]
The state budget has allocated $40 million to increase service capacity at newly built facilities across the state but the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association believes the funding has come 12 months too late. Dubbo Hospital was nominated to receive a portion of the additional funding, which the NSWNMA expects will be properly distributed to […]
The state budget has allocated $40 million to increase service capacity at newly built facilities across the state but the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association believes the funding has come 12 months too late. Tamworth Base Hospital was nominated to receive a portion of the additional funding, which the NSWNMA expects will be properly distributed […]
Queensland lives will be saved after a historic health initiative successfully passed Parliament tonight. Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) said the Hospital and Health Boards (Safe Nurse-To-Patient and Midwife-To-Patient Ratios) Amendment Bill 2015 would now make it mandatory for public hospitals to provide safe nurse and midwife to patient ratios. Ratios will be phased in throughout […]
Two long running staffing disputes impacting the maternity unit and emergency department at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital concluded in Industrial Relations Commission of NSW (IRC) today. Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) sought to withdraw both its disputes against the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), after outlining to the IRC a number […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has signalled its profound disappointment, after a meeting to discuss critical staffing concerns at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital failed to achieve any long term solutions. Local nurses, midwives, the Tamworth Hospital Branch secretary and senior staff met with Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson, Hunter New England Local Health District […]
Nurses and midwives forced to juggle increased workloads, regular overtime and chronic under-staffing at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital have been dealt another major blow. The Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD) Board, made up of 12 senior clinicians and business representatives from across the region, has refused to intervene in the ongoing staffing […]
More than 100 nurses, midwives and residents of Tamworth attended a Community Forum at Tamworth Services Club last night to discuss concerns surrounding ongoing the staffing shortages at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. Tamworth Hospital Branch of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) took the opportunity to outline their concerns regarding serious nursing and midwifery […]
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