The Government’s plan to privatise Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) and the Department of Veterans Affairs payments system could cost many thousands of jobs. “Yesterday the Government delivered a 12 year high in the unemployment rate and today it has called for tenders to outsource parts of the Department of Human Services that could […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has once again called on the NSW Government to detail exactly how the proposed new Maitland Hospital will be operated. During a fleeting picture opportunity at the proposed site in Metford today, Premier Mike Baird told local media he was open to a public-private partnership, however he said […]
If we hope to win the fight against privatisation, then we’ll need to defeat the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) and if we want to keep access to cheap medicines we need to stop the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). We’re holding a bit of street theatre to help raise awareness – come watch the fun! […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will discuss the privatisation of the new Northern Beaches hospital during a community meeting at Dee Why RSL this evening. Members of the NSWNMA have raised serious concerns about the NSW government’s plan to build and operate the new level 5 hospital at Frenchs Forest under a public-private […]
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) vehemently opposes the state government’s abrogation of its responsibility to provide public health care on Sydney’s Northern Beaches through its proposal for a privately-operated hospital to effectively replace Manly and Mona Vale Hospitals. It was a great disappointment to read Premier Mike Baird’s recent responses to Manly Daily […]
The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has joined a global campaign opposed to a sweeping trade deal which could threaten the provision of public services and open the door to full privatisation. Rallies have been staged in number of countries today to protest against secret negotiations resuming in Geneva, Switzerland, on the […]
Association members continue to be active in a community campaign to keep disability services in public hands. On 11 March, the Hands off our Disability Services campaign was launched at a community forum held at Newcastle Panthers Club. Three hundred people turned up and the event generated significant interest in the media. Association and other union members […]
Is the growth in public spending on health making Medicare unaffordable? Just because the Government says something, doesn’t make it true. The reality is that in the coming decades, spending on healthcare will grow but incomes will also grow. Households will decide for themselves how to spend that real income growth but it can be […]
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association members and delegates will tonight call on the O’Farrell Government for answers surrounding plans for the new Maitland Hospital at Metford. Since announcing the proposed 40-hectare Crown land site in August 2013, the O’Farrell Government has been tight-lipped on how it plans to fund and operate the new facility. As […]
Hundreds of people will gather at Newcastle Panthers this evening to discuss the O’Farrell Government’s plans to privatise all state disability services and shut down the Stockton Centre. Local residents of the publicly run care centre, nurses, carers and family members have called on the government to explain how it intends to maintain the level […]
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