Below is a collection of links to news stories, provided by Global Nurses United, about nurses in other nations and how they are advocating for their patients.
Australia
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/5247788/nurses-wont-have-to-place-phone-calls/
Headline: Nurses and Midwives’ Association claims victory in dispute with Hunter New England Health
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Australia
https://www.agedcareguide.com.au/talking-aged-care/aged-care-ratios-the-right-call
Headline: Aged care ratios: the right call?
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Australia
Headline: Union calls for nursing home changes after redundancies at Nazareth House
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Australia
https://www.news-mail.com.au/news/audit-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-for-aged-care-facilit/3339879/
Headline: Audit the ‘tip of the iceberg’ for aged care facilities
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Brazil
Manchete: Reunião do Conselho Nacional de Saúde (CNS) debate Atenção Básica, Fórum Social Mundial e saúde dos imigrantes venezuelanos
Headline: Meeting of the National Health Council (CNS) debates Basic Attention, World Social Forum and health of the Venezuelan immigrants
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Brazil
Manchete: Presidente da FNE se reúne com líder do Governo e debate assuntos da Enfermagem
Headline: President of FNE meets with Government leader and debates nursing issues
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Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/4036952/quebec-nurses-push-for-new-law-to-limit-nurse-to-patient-ratios/
Headline: Quebec nurses push for new law to limit nurse-to-patient ratios
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Canada
Headline: Angry Quebec nurses push for lower patient ratios, less overtime
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Canada
Headline: Audit calls for action to recruit more nurses in remote and rural B.C.
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Canada
Headline: Alberta, registered nurses ratify deal that includes wage freeze, job security
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Canada
Headline: United Nurses of Alberta delegates ratify three-year deal with Alberta Health Services
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Canada
Headline: They might not be doctors, but these health-care professionals say they could be doing more
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Canada
Headline: Accepting violence in P.E.I. health care: ‘The culture needs to change’
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Canada
Titre: Crise des infirmières: Barrette s’engage à revoir à la baisse les ratios
Headline: Crisis of nurses: Barrette agrees to lower ratios
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Canada
Titre: Des projets-pilotes pour tester les ratios d’infirmières
Headline: Pilot projects to test nurse ratios
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Canada
Titre: Trois-Rivières: nurses working conditions still in the hot seat
Headline: Trois-Rivières: les conditions de travail infirmières encore sur la sellette
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Canada
Titre: La Vérif : plus d’heures supplémentaires des infirmières, plus de risques de décès de patients
Headline: Check : more nurses’ overtime, more risk of patient deaths
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Canada
Titre: Le personnel de l’hôpital de Lodève, près de Montpellier, entame une grève illimitée
Headline: The staff of Lodève hospital, near Montpellier, starts an indefinite strike
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Hong Kong
Headline: In Hong Kong’s public hospitals, distressed nurses left feeling like Allied troops at Dunkirk
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Hong Kong
http://www.ejinsight.com/20180221-time-to-be-more-receptive-to-overseas-trained-doctors-and-nurses/
Headline: Time to be more receptive to overseas-trained doctors and nurses
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Italy
Titular: Realizan huelga enfermeras italianas en demanda de mejores salarios
Headline: Italian nurses strike in demand for better wages
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Ghana
Headline: Striking Ankaful nurses back to work – Health Ministry
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Ghana
https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/health-personnel-at-ankaful-hospital-on-strike.html
Headline: Health personnel at Ankaful Hospital on strike
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Ireland
Headline: Hospitals invoked top-level protocol for tackling overcrowding hundreds of times
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Ireland
https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/unattractive-consultant-posts-draw-no-applications-467457.html
Headline: ‘Unattractive’ consultant posts draw no applications
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Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2018/0221/942339-health-committee/
Headline: Number of midwives leaving health service ‘significantly’ outpaces recruitment
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Kenya
Headline: Siaya nurses on strike over Sh420m unpaid salaries
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Kenya
Headline: Embu contract nurses strike demanding permanent employment
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Kenya
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001270675/stalemate-in-health-sector-deepens
Headline: Stalemate in health sector deepens
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Kenya
Headline: Patients robbed of dignity in congested hospitals
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Kenya
Headline: [VIDEO] 6,000 medics suffering in ‘Nasa counties’, Panyako says, threatens legal action
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Mexico
http://www.milenio.com/estados/levantan-oaxaca-paro-medicos-enfermeras_0_1124287881.html
Titular: Levantan en Oaxaca paro de médicos y enfermeras
Headline: Doctors and nurses strike in Oaxaca
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Mexico
Titular: Continua el paro de enfermeros del Salvatierra; exigen pagos de hasta 3 quincenas
Headline: Salvatierra nurse’s strike continues; require payments of up to 3 fortnights
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New Zealand
https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/news/dearth-jobs-graduate-nurses-adds-looming-nurse-shortage
Headline: Dearth of jobs for graduate nurses adds to looming nurse shortage
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New Zealand
Headline: Funding in Auckland health sector not keeping up with population growth, politicians told
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New Zealand
Headline: Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital plagued by safety issues
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Peru
Titular: Enfermeras del Hospital Regional de Ica protestaron por respeto a horario de trabajo
Headline: Nurses from the Regional Hospital of Ica protested for respect for work hours
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Portugal
Headline: Doctors and nurses drive wave of strikes set to hit Portugal
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Portugal
Manchete: Enfermeiros mantêm greve apesar de anúncio de pagamento de subsídio
Headline: Nurses strike despite subsidy payment announcement
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Portugal
Manchete: Enfermeiros marcam dois dias de greve nacional
Headline: Nurses mark two days of national strike
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Portugal
http://www.sabado.pt/portugal/detalhe/enfermeiros-e-medicos-ponderam-greves
Manchete: Enfermeiros e médicos ponderam greves
Headline: Nurses and doctors weigh strikes
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South Africa
https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/watch-nurses-want-minister-of-health-motsoaledi-to-go-13453133
Headline: WATCH: Nurses want minister of health Motsoaledi to go
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South Korea
http://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2621
Headline: Nurse jumping to death sheds light on ‘burn’ culture
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Spain
Titular: Enfermería lleva a la UE los fallos españoles en el manejo de biopeligrosos
Headline: Nursing brings to the EU the Spanish failures in the handling of biohazards
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Spain
Titular: Los opositores de salud mental llevan 4 meses esperando las notas
Headline: The mental health opponents have been waiting for the notes for 4 months
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Spain
http://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Colectivos-aplauden-proyecto-exigen-Chare_0_1220278402.html
Titular: Colectivos aplauden el proyecto, pero exigen un Chare además en la zona este
Headline: Collectives applaud the project, but demand a hospital center in the eastern district
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Spain
Titular: SATSE denuncia un nuevo “colapso” en Urgencias “sin que la gripe pueda ser excusa”
Headline: SATSE denounces a new “collapse” in the Emergency Room “without the flu being an excuse”
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Spain
Titular: Demandan enfermeros en las Urgencias del Infanta Margarita
Headline: Nurses in demand at the Infanta Margarita Emergency Room
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Spain
Titular: Satse critica que la Unidad de Neonatos haya estado tres días a cargo de una sola enfermera para once bebés
Headline: Satse critical of neonatal unit where single nurse was in charge of eleven infants for three days
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Spain
Titular: Enfermeros gallegos denuncian que son el “colectivo más agredido” del Sergas
Headline: Galician nurses denounce that they are the “most attacked collective” of Sergas
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Spain
Titular: Satse denuncia “las pésimas condiciones laborales” en el Materno-Infantil
Headline: Satse denounces “the terrible working conditions” in the Mother-Infant Hospital
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Spain
Titular: El sindicato de enfermeras reclama los prometidos botones antipánico para evitar agresiones
Headline: Nurses union demands promised panic buttons to avoid attacks
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Spain
http://www.leonoticias.com/leon/satse-leon-organiza-20180216111605-nt.html
Titular: Satse León organiza un curso de defensa tras conocer que el 57% de los enfermeros reconoce haber sufrido agresiones
Headline: Satse León organizes a defense course after learning that 57% of nurses acknowledge having suffered attacks
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Spain
Titular: Satse pide al SAS que defienda la capacidad de la enfermería para dirigir Unidades de Gestión Clínica
Headline: Satse asks SAS to defend nurses’ ability to lead Clinical Management Units
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Spain
http://www.diariodealmeria.es/almeria/Enfermeros-alertan-gestion-aumento-urgencias_0_1219678060.html
Titular: Enfermeros alertan de “pésima” gestión enel aumento de las urgencias en el área norte
Headline: Nurses warn of “terrible” management in the increase of emergencies in the northern area
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Spain
http://www.diariojaen.es/linares/denuncian-falta-de-personal-de-enfermeria-en-el-hospital-BI3785892
Titular: Denuncian falta de personal de Enfermería en el hospital
Headline: Lack of hospital nursing staff denounced
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United Kingdom
Headline: Nurses should call doctors by their first names to prevent patient deaths, says Jeremy Hunt
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United Kingdom
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/21/nhs-england-has-one-in-11-posts-unfilled
Headline: NHS England has one in 11 posts unfilled
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United Kingdom
Headline: Improvement framework for children and young people’s services launched by regulator
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United Kingdom
Headline: These NHS staff were told the swine flu vaccine was safe, and now they’re suffering the consequences
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United States
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/feb/23/nurses-throughout-california-rally-against-supreme/
Headline: Nurses throughout California rally against Supreme Court case
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United States
Headline: Salinas nurses say Supreme Court case could undermine patient care
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United States
http://www.times-standard.com/article/NJ/20180222/NEWS/180229937
Headline: Nurses to St. Joe CE: ‘respect nurses and other health care workers’
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United States
Headline: Healthcare leaders worry Supreme Court case on union fees could hurt workplace harmony and quality of care
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United States
Headline: Minnesota Nurses Association approve of new Red Wing labor contract
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Venezuela
http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/sociedad/medicos-enfermeras-exigieron-sus-derechos_224185
Titular: Médicos y enfermeras exigieron sus derechos
Headline: Doctors and nurses demand their rights
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Venezuela
Titular: Gremios de la salud protestaron para denunciar crisis hospitalaria en Anzoátegui
Headline: Health unions protested to denounce hospital crisis in Anzoategui
