Emergency
The frontline: Nurse Ashleigh’s story.
April 14, 2020
Nurse Ashleigh Woods will never forget the first time she had to help a doctor insert an endotracheal tube into a patient’s lungs, so they could breathe. “It’s pretty intense. We got through it, and I was finishing at 9.30, I stepped outside and just burst into tears because I was so overwhelmed,” she said.…
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Emergency
The frontline: Nurse Ashleigh’s story.
April 14, 2020
Nurse Ashleigh Woods will never forget the first time she had to help a doctor…
Emergency
More nurses for Blacktown ED
February 7, 2020
Staff and union pressure achieved three extra nurses per shift for Blacktown Hospital’s emergency department.…
Emergency
Wyong ED campaigns for more staff
February 7, 2020
Nurses are campaigning for more staff at Wyong Hospital’s emergency department, where waiting times are…
Emergency
Coronavirus: Updated Department Advice
February 3, 2020
The Federal Department of Health has released new advice regarding the recent outbreak of novel…
Emergency
Patient safety fears inside Wyong Hospital ED
September 12, 2019
Nurses and midwives from Wyong Hospital will hold a lunchtime rally tomorrow to call for…
Emergency
Bed closure move wins more staff
July 1, 2019
John Hunter ED nurses get workload relief after voting to close ambulance bay beds. Emergency…
Emergency
Ballina bed closures bring management to table
July 1, 2019
The Northern NSW Local Health District agreed to talks with nurses at Ballina Hospital after…
Emergency
Dubbo hospital lacks resources for ice patients
July 1, 2019
Inquiry hears ice-related presentations have a “huge impact” on Dubbo’s emergency department. Dubbo Base Hospital…
Emergency
John Hunter Hospital ED nurses win extra staffing
June 19, 2019
Emergency department nurses at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital have negotiated five additional full-time equivalent positions…