Australia: Tens of thousands of NSW public sector nurses walkout against Labor’s pay caps
NSWNMA officials have stepped up their divisive claims that nurses and midwives are being discriminated against because they work in a female dominated industry.
UNM prepares for students at new nursing and public health building
Part of the goals of the University of New Mexico's brand-new College of Nursing and Public Health Excellence building is to fill the state's nursing shortage. In fall of 2024, enrollment at the UNM ...
Newstalk ZB14d
Public, patients and health workers at risk as police stop attending mental health callouts
Mental health nurses are worried the public, patients and health workers will be put at risk when Police stop attending some mental health callouts. From Monday, Police won’t attend ‘low risk ...
VOCM News21d
Temporary Mandatory Masking Resumes Next Week in Hospitals, Health Centres and Long-term Care
NL Health Services is re-introducing masking in all clinical areas of hospitals and health care facilities effective next week. The health authority is bringing in the temporary measure in response to ...
CBC.ca21d
Windsor-Essex nurses reach three-year deal with WECHU
About 84 public health nurses represented by the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) reached a new three-year agreement with the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU). The new collective ...
WWNO21d
University Medical Center nurses hold one-day strike outside hospital
Nurses from University Medical Center gathered ... and its culture of consistently serving the community through hurricanes and public health crises. “The union leadership is not aligned with ...
InkFreeNews21d
Public health nurse helps community stay healthy
“I started my career in HR and payroll but had been downsized a few times. My dad convinced me to go into nursing. Now that I’m the public health nurse/administrator of the Fulton County Health ...
CBC.ca21d
Holt's health-care promises shot in the arm system needs, stakeholders say
nurse practitioners, psychologists, physiotherapists, pharmacists and others "to provide a health-care home for patients." At least 10 of those clinics will be in place in 2025, Holt told CBC ...
OPB22d
Portland-area Providence doctors and nurses authorize strike as contract negotiations continue
In June, more than 3,000 Providence nurses across the state went on strike for several days over similar issues, including paid time off and the cost of health care benefits. Jeremiah Wright ...
Nursing Times23d
Mental health wards hemorrhaging experienced nurses
A major report into inpatient mental health services in England has found cases of nurse substitution and poor retention, prompting calls for improvements to workforce planning. The Health Services ...
NPR23d
Shots
October 24, 2024 • The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the ...
Sarnia Observer25d
Lambton County and public health nurses' contract talks in conciliation
Contract talks between Lambton County and registered nurses at Lambton Public Health entered conciliation this week. The Ontario Nurses’ Association said in a release that about 40 registered ...