For the first time in eight years, a resounding majority of public sector nurses and midwives have voted not to accept the NSW government’s pay offer and lack of shift-by-shift ratios. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) conveyed the decision to NSW Health officials this morning, after its branches unanimously dismissed the 1.04% pay […]
Analysis of hospital data has revealed patients in Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District missed out on hundreds of nursing care hours, due to widespread under-staffing in the region’s public hospitals. The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has uncovered 1,622 hours of care were withheld from patients across multiple wards and units at Wollongong, Shellharbour, […]
Public health sector nurses and midwives across the state are expressing their anger and disgust over a 1.04%* pay increase offered by the NSW government for 2021-22. NSW Ministry of Health made the pay offer to the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) after just one meeting, rejecting any improvements to the Public Health System […]
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