Tag: TWEED HOSPITAL
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Nurses and midwives strike at new Tweed Hospital with support from construction workers
Calls for better work conditions echoed all the way to the border – where nurses and midwives gathered at Tweed, to join the statewide strike. Construction workers also made their presence known – showing solidarity for the union outside the town’s new hospital. Staff from Lismore, Byron and Ballina hospitals travelled, to stand with their…
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HUNDREDS OF NURSES STRIKE ON THE FAR NORTH COAST
Standing in support of their colleges across the state, hundreds of North Coast nurses gathered in Lismore today. The rally took to the streets and even had other members of the community joining in.
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NORTHERN NSW HOSPITALS OPEN ADDITIONAL COVID WARDS TO COPE WITH PATIENTS
Hospitals in Northern New South Wales have opened additional COVID wards because they’re being inundated by unvaccinated patients. In a region known for it’s anti-vaxxers – there’s major concern hospitalisation numbers will continue to rise.
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FRONTLINE HEALTH STAFF STRIKE ACROSS THE NORTHERN RIVERS
They’re the heroes at the forefront of the pandemic, but today, frustrated health staff walked off the job. Nurses and midwives are calling for staff-to-patient ratios to be introduced, while paramedics are demanding better pay.