Public Health
Hospital data reinforces exceptional value of nurses an...
June 17, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has again called on the NSW Government to abandon its public sector wage freeze, following the release of hospital data depicting the unwavering work value of nurses and midwives. The Bureau of Health Information (BHI) report released today shows nurses and midwives were grappling with the impact of…
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Public Health
Hospital data reinforces exceptional value of nurses an...
June 17, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has again called on the NSW Government to…
Public Health
“One of the most dangerous jobs in the world”: Over...
June 16, 2020
International Council of Nurses Chief Executive Howard Catton has described nursing as “one of the…
Public Health
Public health employee information for COVID-19
June 9, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association is providing support and advice to any members…
Public Health
COVID-19 demands higher standards of protection
June 4, 2020
Fit testing is seen as the gold standard in PPE, but in the face of…
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“Fit testing is extremely important”
June 4, 2020
Katina Skylas, NSWNMA Branch President at Concord Hospital, tells The Lamp how fit testing works.…
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Our risky reliance on imported vaccines and drugs
June 4, 2020
A report to the Defence Department three years ago warned that Australia lacks the facilities…
Public Health
Wage freeze: “morally questionable and a major econom...
June 4, 2020
Freezing public sector wages – including those of nurses and midwives – would be economically…
Public Health
Learning from Asia
June 4, 2020
Why has East Asia tackled COVID-19 better than most Western countries? Western countries dominated a…
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The American nightmare
June 4, 2020
The US response to the coronavirus has been a disaster of epic proportions. If decisive…