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Nursing and Midwifery Governance Queensland Health
This report identifies current risks in the controls around nursing and midwifery work, work roles, workloads, and practice standards in Queensland Health.
A World Without Nurses
This video gives you a snapshot of why the world needs nurses. Nursing is possibly one of the most important professions in the world. Yet, nurses continue to be undervalued by so many. This inspirational video will throw a new light on this wonderful profession. Produced by Ausmed Education.
Townsville Hospital and Health Board: So much for public accountability
The QNU notes that the Townsville HHS Board fails to even acknowledge the concerns of the petitioners and their condemnation of the Board's action.
QNU letter to 2Day FM
The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) wholeheartedly supports the letter of complaint sent to you last Friday by the New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) about the broadcast last week, by your radio station, of a prank call to the King Edward VII Hospital.
On 2 December, have fun and stand for Queensland
On 2 December at the Annerley Junior Football Club, there will be another opportunity for you to show how important Queensland is to you. There will be rides for kids and teens, special guest speakers, musical entertainment, free BBQ food and soft drinks will be provided.
Join us for a ‘DisabiliTEA’ and show your support for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
On Friday 26 October the QNU will be holding a ‘DisabiliTEA’ as part of a nationwide tea party to call on the Government to introduce the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) without further delay.
Ramsay EB Rally - 8 September
Ramsay Health Care wants to defer negotiations for a new agreement until March 2013. Nurses and midwives want a fair share - rally with them and show you care.
In memorium: Glenda Ross
The QNU lost one of its most committed unionists and a great friend earlier this month with the passing of former Rockhampton organiser Glenda Ross.
QNU training: get union active!
Welcome to the second semester of the QNU Training Program. There is a lot happening in the next six months. The QNU invests considerable resources into training because an informed, educated, and empowered membership is a strong membership.
2012 Professional Issues in Practice Conference Incorporating the 10th NENA Biennial General Meeting (BGM)
The Conference will be held on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 September 2012 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Place South Wharf, Victoria.
ANF QNU Branch Council election nominations now open
ANF QNU Branch election nominations are now open.
QNU's Brisbane office is moving
Staff at the QNU head office in Brisbane are getting ready to move into new digs next month. QNU HQ will relocate from Melbourne Street in West End to 106 Victoria Street, which is still in West End but a little further out from the suburb's bustling centre.
TB Centre under threat. Nurses need to take a stand
The Newman LNP government’s decision to close Queensland’s main tuberculosis treatment and control centre at the Princess Alexandra Hospital will put the health of Queenslanders at risk.
Successful delegates statewide webcast meeting
The first statewide delegates webcast meeting was held yesterday. Feedback from union leaders indicate that it was a huge success with 300 delegates gathering at the QCU in Brisbane and thousands online throughout Queensland.
Nurses, midwives and other health workers targeted by new IR legislation
The LNP State government has proceeded with its controversial legislation, which amends the Industrial Relations Act to let Queensland Health unilaterally take money out of the pay of any employee it believes has been overpaid in the future or who receives a transitional loan when the payroll date is changed later this year.
In pictures: 2012 Annual Conference Dinner
On 11 July 2012 the QNU's 'Night of Nights' - the Annual Conference Dinner - was held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Power of Nursing [NY Times]
In 2010, 5.9 million children were reported as abused or neglected in the United States. If you were a policy maker and you knew of a program that could cut this figure in half, what would you do? What if you could reduce the number of babies or toddlers hospitalized for accidents or poisonings by more than half? Or provide a 5 to 7 point I.Q. boost to children born to the most vulnerable mothers?
ME Bank joins the fight for breast cancer - and so can you
ME Bank is the major sponsor of the Mother's Day Classic, one of Australia's most successful fund raising events for breast cancer research.
ME Bank takes the lead and holds interest rates
Following the Reserve Bank's decision to maintain the official cash rate at 4.25%, ME Bank has today announced that despite continued funding pressures, it will hold its standard variable interest rates for the third month in a row.
Victoria... New South Wales... Queensland?
Escalating attacks on the wages and working conditions of nurses and midwives in Victoria and New South Wales should be of extreme concern to all QNU members.
What's new in aged care?
Aged care members are invited to join QNU officials for a cup of coffee and to discuss recent developments in the aged care industry. This round of area meetings will specifically address dealing with grievances in the workplace.
Are you working as a nurse outside your home country?
We’re currently assisting Dr Jane Pillinger from Public Service International, an international trade union, to conduct a survey of migrant workers who have studied overseas but who have come to work in nursing in Australia.
Are you aged 45+ and work in aged care?
Researchers from Curtin University and the University of South Australia are undertaking a project to examine the experiences of women aged over 45 years who are carers or nurses in the Australian aged care sector.
Survey of Mature-Age Workers in Aged Care
A research project is currently underway on the experiences of women aged 45+ who are carers or nurses in the Australian aged care sector.
Beth Mohle opinion piece for Courier-Mail
Achieving change for the better involves getting people to think differently. In a traditional word-association test most people would probably give answers like “hospital”, “doctor”, “nurse” in response to the prompt “healthcare”.
