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
Headline: Nurses and midwives gather outside Wagga Base to demand hospital addresses staffing concerns
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Australia
Headline: Wagga Base Hospital’s director of nursing and midwifery meets with union representatives to discuss working conditions
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Australia
Headline: NSW Health in talks with paramedics and nurses over Westpac rescue chopper dispute
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Bahamas
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/apr/11/nurses-union-still-processing-whether-to-take/
Headline: Nurses Union ‘Still Processing’ Whether to Take Strike Action
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Canada
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/opinion/letter-to-the-editor/opinion-wasteful-wrong-headed-200610/
Headline: OPINION: Wasteful, wrong-headed
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Canada
Titre: Crise en santé : «Où est l’intérêt du patient ?» clame Facal
Headline: Health crisis: “Where is the patient’s interest?” Claims Facal
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Canada
Headline: Talks between Algoma Public Health, its nurses and nurse practitioners, fail, union says; back to table April 25
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Canada
Headline: Union calls for nurses to be included in workers mental health legislation
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Canada
http://www.news1130.com/2018/04/12/union-disappointed-nurses-ptsd-legislation/
Headline: Union ‘disappointed’ nurses left out of proposed PTSD legislation
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Canada
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2018/04/07/talks-with-algoma-public-health-nurses-not-going-well
Headline: Talks with Algoma public health nurses not going well
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Canada
https://www.ohscanada.com/saskatchewan-nurse-fined-palliative-care-critique-facebook-loses-appeal/
Headline: Saskatchewan nurse fined for palliative care critique on Facebook loses appeal
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Canada
Headline: Advocacy group presses N.S. government to ban private plasma companies
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Honduras
Titular: Enfermeros auxiliares mantendrán paro en zona norte y abortan medidas en el resto del país
Headline: Auxiliary nurses will maintain their strike in the northern zone and abort measures in the rest of the country
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Honduras
http://www.latribuna.hn/2018/04/08/enfermeras-auxiliares-abortan-paro-labores-nivel-nacional/
Titular: Enfermeras auxiliares abortan paro de labores a nivel nacional
Headline: Auxiliary nurses end nationwide strike
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India
https://www.newsclick.in/nurses-maharaja-agrasen-hospital-go-strike
Headline: Nurses of Maharaja Agrasen Hospital Go On Strike
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Ireland
Headline: Number waiting for outpatient treatment rises to record level
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Ireland
Headline: Government proposes radical reform of how hospital wards are staffed
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Ireland
https://extra.ie/2018/04/12/featured/inmo-government-national-health-emergency
Headline: INMO wants the Government to declare national health emergency
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Kenya
https://hivisasa.com/posts/government-moves-quick-to-solve-nursess-plight
Headline: Government moves quick to solve nurses’ plight
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Mexico
https://alertachiapas.com/2018/04/06/chiapas-con-sistema-de-salud-podrido/
Titular: Chiapas con sistema de salud podrido
Headline: Chiapas’s rotten health system
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New Zealand
Headline: ‘Exhausted’ nurses give Govt, DHBs ultimatum as they begin rallies
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New Zealand
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12028801
Headline: Nurses rally in Wellington to highlight pay, staffing issues
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New Zealand
Headline: ‘Undervalued’ nurses rally for better pay at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital
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New Zealand
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/354544/it-s-at-breaking-point-nurses-begin-protest-action
Headline: ‘It’s at breaking point’ – nurses begin protest action
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New Zealand
Headline: Nurses speak out about culture of bullying in profession
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New Zealand
https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/102931381/protesting-nurses-warn-of-absolute-crisis
Headline: Protesting nurses warn of ‘absolute crisis’
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New Zealand
Headline: Nurses rally outside Wellington Hospital for better work conditions and pay
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New Zealand
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/354984/margaret-wilson-to-chair-panel-on-nurses-pay
Headline: Margaret Wilson to chair panel on nurses pay
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Peru
Titular: EsSalud: enfermeras se comprometen a reducir tiempo de espera de citas
Headline: EsSalud: nurses commit to reduce waiting time for appointments
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros promove sessão de esclarecimento na Madeira
Headline: Nurses union promotes clarification session in Madeira
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Portugal
Manchete: Governo Regional e sindicato mantêm divergência sobre dívida a enfermeiros
Headline: Regional Government and union maintain divergence over debt to nurses
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Portugal
Manchete: Enfermeiros, utentes e autarcas exigem mais profissionais de saúde
Headline: Nurses, users and mayors require more health professionals
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Portugal
Manchete: Enfermeiros continuam sem conduzir carros de serviços à espera de garantias escritas da ARS
Headline: Nurses Continue to Drive Service Cars Waiting for ARS Written Guarantees
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South Africa
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-04-10-student-nurses-have-no-books/
Headline: Student nurses have no books
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South Africa
https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/nurses-lament-beds-crisis-at-king-edward-hospital-14373258
Headline: Nurses lament beds ‘crisis’ at King Edward Hospital
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Spain
Titular: Los profesionales de Enfermería se vuelcan contra las agresiones
Headline: Nursing professionals turn against the aggressions
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Spain
Titular: Más enfermeras para lograr una cobertura sanitaria universal
Headline: More nurses for achieving universal health coverage
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Spain
https://www.actasanitaria.com/satse-muestra-preocupacion-ante-colpso-urgencias-hospital-la-princesa/
Titular: SATSE muestra su preocupación ante el “colapso” de las Urgencias del Hospital de La Princesa
Headline: SATSE expresses concern about the “collapse” of La Princesa Hospital ER
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Spain
Titular: Aumentan las agresiones físicas a profesionales sanitarios, según SATSE
Headline: Physical aggressions increase for healthcare professionals, according to SATSE
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Spain
http://www.hoy.es/badajoz/satse-denuncia-situacion-20180409183352-nt.html
Titular: Satse denuncia la organización de las jornadas de enfermería en los hospitales de Badajoz
Headline: Satse denounces the organization of nurses’ workdays in Badajoz hospitals
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Spain
Titular: Satse Ciudad Real exige al Sescam medidas para evitar agresiones a los profesionales sanitarios
Headline: Satse Ciudad Real requires Sescam measures to prevent aggressions against health professionals
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Spain
Titular: Más de 1800 enfermeras piden al Ibsalut que se reconozca el solape como jornada laboral
Headline: More than 1800 nurses ask Ibsalut to recognize the overlap as a working day
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Spain
Titular: Navarra cuenta ya con la figura del Interlocutor Policial Sanitario
Headline: Navarra already has the figure of Health Police Interlocutor
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Spain
https://www.actasanitaria.com/satse-lineas-rojas/
Titular: SATSE pone “líneas rojas” a la Carrera Profesional en el SERMAS
Headline: SATSE puts “red lines” to the Professional Career in the SERMAS
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Uganda
Headline: Nurses’ Union threatens another sit down strike
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Uganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Moi7vbM5LRA
Nurses’ Union threatens another sit down strike
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United Kingdom
Headline: Respiratory nurses highlight staffing concerns in COPD care
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United Kingdom
Headline: RCN to research how far view of nursing as ‘women’s work’ negatively affects pay
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United Kingdom
https://nursingnotes.co.uk/students-need-to-be-involved-in-the-vote-on-nhs-pay/
Headline: Students need to be involved in the vote on NHS pay
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United Kingdom
Headline: New regional RCN leader aims to boost support for nursing directors over care quality
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United States
Headline: Nurses will not be silent about the threat of Community Hospital Long Beach’s closure
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United States
Headline: An ambitious California bill would put the state in charge of controlling prices in the commercial healthcare market
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United States
Headline: California’s new rules for workplace violence prevention in hospitals take effect: 4 things to know
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United States
Headline: Super PAC goes on the air for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s primary challenger
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United States
Headline: UCSF Health, John Muir Health to open non-emergency outpatient center in Berkeley
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United States
http://www.signaltribunenewspaper.com/?p=37286
Headline: MemorialCare begins process of notifying Community employees of impending layoffs.
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United States
Headline: Spreading ‘Like Wildfire’: Majority of Americans—Including 74% of Democrats—Now Support Single-Payer
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United States
Headline: Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Now Mandatory for California Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities
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United States
Headline: County Hearing Collects Information About Pending Community Hospital Closure
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United States
Headline: How single-payer healthcare became the biggest policy flashpoint in California’s race for governor
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United States
Headline: An ambitious California bill would put the state in charge of controlling prices in the commercial healthcare market
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United States
Headline: Will Albert Lea seek ’eminent domain’ in Mayo dispute?
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United States
Headline: Embattled Calais hospital to discontinue outpatient cancer services
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United States
Headline: Calais Regional Hospital announces new cost-cutting measures
