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A tribute to the nurses of Boston

In the wake of Monday’s tragic bombing of the Boston Marathon, nurses and doctors have stepped up to treat more than 170 people wounded by two roadside bombs. The explosions killed three. They went off...

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Sleeping rough

A few bits of bad luck – that’s really all that separates any of us from homelessness. With that sentiment in mind, a team of NSW trade union leaders took part in this year’s Vinnies CEO Sleepout on...

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Reducing harm from alcohol

Like police, nurses are often on the receiving end of alcohol-fuelled violence. The NSWNMA is a member of the Last Drinks Coalition, along with the Australian Medical Association NSW, the Health...

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Reducing alcohol-related harm

The NSWNMA is a member of NAAPA, the NSW/ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance. NAAPA recently made a number of evidence-based recommendations to reduce alcohol-related harm to a review of the Liquor Act 2007...

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Save our Streets: real action on alcohol

A public forum at Parliament House in Sydney last month saw concerned communities from around the state demand a greater say about the supply of alcohol in their neighbourhoods. The NSW ACT Alcohol...

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Norma Patricia Esparza: the cycle of victimisation

Dr. Norma Patricia Esparza, a psychologist who has worked as a consultant for the World Health Organisation and is a Professor at Webster University in Geneva, faces murder charges in the US and the...

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An injured nurse speaks

Today is the second anniversary of the sweeping cuts to the Workers Compensation scheme made by the NSW Liberal-National Government. They made the cuts under the pretext that the scheme was in...

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Why privatisation is relevant to nurses and midwives

Last week, ex-policeman and provocateur Tim Priest wrote an opinion piece in the Daily Telegraph, in which he accused the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association of being unconcerned about violence in the...

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Modern day slavery

At last year’s International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress held in Melbourne, Coral Levett attended a panel presentation titled ‘Modern Day Slavery’. Coral describes what she heard. The panel...

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Never Alone – something must be done on family violence

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has become a founding partner of the Luke Batty Foundation for the Never Alone campaign on domestic violence. Eleven year old Luke, the son of Rosie...

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Ice: Where to from here?

On September 10th the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) hosted a sold out education forum for mental health and drug and alcohol nurses to discuss the prevalence of methamphetamine or ‘ice’...

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Silent Tears – disability as a result of violence

Photographer Belinda Mason is looking for nurses and carers who have acquired a disability through violence at work to contribute to an exhibition called Silent Tears. Silent tears fall at the moment...

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Nurses support Gayle’s Law after murder of Bush nurse

“No nurse should ever have to attend a callout alone. No nurse should ever have to work in a single-nurse post. Cranaplus, an advocacy and education organisation for remote and rural health...

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Student nurse: I was attacked by a patient

Second year nursing student Jacqui Austin* tells a troubling story. She writes: Maybe my situation is too dark for Nurse Uncut, but I want it to be shared. How many other students are getting treated...

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‘I’m a professional, this doesn’t happen to me’

In her role as an emergency department RN, Angela Ivancevic was familiar with domestic violence but had never dreamed she would end up cowering while her husband repeatedly punched her in the face. As...

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Student nurse: I was attacked by a patient

Second year nursing student Jacqui Austin* tells a troubling story. She writes: Maybe my situation is too dark for Nurse Uncut, but I want it to be shared. How many other students are getting treated...

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‘I’m a professional, this doesn’t happen to me’

In her role as an emergency department RN, Angela Ivancevic was familiar with domestic violence but had never dreamed she would end up cowering while her husband repeatedly punched her in the face. As...

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Nurses and Midwives Continue to Experience Violence at Work

How would you feel if you went to work on a Monday morning only to get punched, spat at, threatened with a knife or even shot at? That’s the experience of many nurses and midwives every year. At the...

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A Culture of Bullying

Bullying is always a hot topic of conversation on Nurse Uncut and continues to be a problem for many nurses and midwives. It really is concerning that so many people continue to be affected by this...

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The Newcastle Solution Is Working. Let’s Keep Our Streets Safe.

The facts are clear. The Newcastle Solution has been an outstanding success. NSW BOCSR figures between 2000 and 2015 show a dramatic 64% drop in non-domestic assaults in Newcastle. We have avoided...

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