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August 25, 2023

Global Nurses United News Round-Up – August 25, 2023

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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

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/21/midwives-rally-over-unsafe-conditions-and-workloads-in-queenslands-maternity-wards

Headline: Midwives rally over ‘unsafe’ conditions and workloads in Queensland’s maternity wards

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Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/overtime-nurses-manitoba-hours-1.6946033

Headline: Manitoba nurses work unsustainable overtime hours, says nurses’ union head

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-registered-nurses-number-hired-union-1.6945403

Headline: N.B. nurses union doesn’t want public misled by rosier numbers of registered nurses

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https://globalnews.ca/news/9907061/n-b-nursing-home-workers-lawsuit-essential-worker-legislation/

Headline: N.B. nursing home workers file lawsuit over strike legislation

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https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/news/canada/record-number-of-new-nurses-in-n-b-comes-at-high-cost-union/article_f5476d7d-7fda-525e-aba3-71c58d507ddc.html

Headline: Record number of new nurses in N.B. comes at high cost: union

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https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2005760/infirmieres-itinerantes-embauche-court-terme

Titre: Embauche d’infirmières au N.-B. : le syndicat remet les pendules à l’heure

Headline: Hiring nurses in NB: the union sets the record straight

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https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2023/08/20/les-travailleurs-des-foyers-de-soins-poursuivent-le-gouvernement-du-n-b/

Titre: Les travailleurs des foyers de soins poursuivent le gouvernement du N.-B.

Headline: Nursing home workers sue NB government

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https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2004745/negociations-rencontre-fiq-legault-lebel

Titre: Négociations : rencontre au sommet entre la FIQ, François Legault et Sonia LeBel

Headline: Negotiations: summit meeting between the FIQ, François Legault and Sonia LeBel

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https://www.noovo.info/nouvelle/les-negociations-entre-les-infirmieres-et-le-gouvernement-legault-doivent-saccelerer.html

Titre: Les négociations entre les infirmières et le gouvernement Legault doivent s’accélérer

Headline: Negotiations between nurses and the Legault government must accelerate

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https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2023/08/23/des-infirmieres-dorment-a-lhopital-entre-deux-quarts-de-travail-de-16-heures-a-salaberry-de-valleyfield

Titre: Des infirmières dorment à l’hôpital entre deux quarts de travail de 16 heures à Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Headline: Nurses sleep at the hospital between two 16-hour shifts in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

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https://www.fiqsante.qc.ca/en/2023/08/22/may-they-put-their-money-where-their-mouth-is/

Headline: May they put their money where their mouth is!

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France

https://www.caducee.net/actualite-medicale/16190/le-snpi-reclame-un-plan-marshaal-pour-les-infirmieres.html

Titre: Le SNPI réclame un plan Marshaal pour les infirmières

Headline: The SNPI calls for a Marshaal plan for nurses

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https://www.france24.com/fr/info-en-continu/20230824-pr%C3%A8s-d-une-infirmi%C3%A8re-sur-deux-quitte-l-h%C3%B4pital-apr%C3%A8s-dix-ans-de-carri%C3%A8re-selon-la-drees

Titre: Près d’une infirmière sur deux quitte l’hôpital après dix ans de carrière, selon la Drees

Headline: Nearly one in two nurses leaves the hospital after ten years of service, according to Drees

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https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/hopital/crise/sante-pres-d-une-infirmiere-hospitaliere-sur-deux-a-quitte-l-hopital-ou-change-de-metier-apres-dix-ans-de-carriere_6021836.html

Titre: Santé : près d’une infirmière hospitalière sur deux a quitté l’hôpital ou changé de métier après dix ans de carrière

Headline: Health: nearly one in two hospital nurses left the hospital or changed profession after ten years of career

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https://www.santementale.fr/2023/08/les-aides-soignants-experimentes-dispenses-dune-annee-de-formation-en-ifsi/

Titre: Les aides-soignants expérimentés dispensés d’une année de formation en IFSI

Headline: Experienced caregivers exempted from one year of training in IFSI

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https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/hopital/crise/departs-massifs-d-infirmieres-c-est-du-gachis-humain-et-social-deplore-le-syndicat-national-des-professionnels-infirmiers_6023210.html

Titre: Départs massifs d’infirmières : “C’est du gâchis humain et social”, déplore le Syndicat national des professionnels infirmiers

Headline: Massive departures of nurses: “It’s human and social waste”, deplores the National Union of Nursing Professionals

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Ireland

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41210968.html

Headline: ‘We are paid less, which is unfair’: Healthcare assistants to ballot for strike action

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https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41208655.html

Headline: Nurses living with long covid ‘demoted from a round of applause to a kick in the teeth’

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https://www.thejournal.ie/covid-19-restrictions-3-6145933-Aug2023/

Headline: INMO head: Action needed now to prevent future Covid-19 surge

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https://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/news2/inmo-head-action-needed-now-to-prevent-future-covid-19-surge/26926/

Headline: Early Intervention Crucial to Prevent Spread of Covid-19 in Irish Hospitals

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Italy

https://www.infermieristicamente.it/articolo/17150/medico-aggredisce-brutalmente-infermiera-nursind:-si-avvii-indagine-interna

Titolo: Medico aggredisce brutalmente infermiera. NurSind: “si avvii indagine interna”

Headline: Doctor brutally assaults nurse. NurSind: “start an internal investigation”

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https://www.nurse24.it/infermiere/attualita-infermieri/infermiera-aggredita-da-medico-mazzoni-ascoli.html

Titolo: Infermiera aggredita da un medico al Mazzoni di Ascoli

Headline: Nurse attacked by a doctor at Mazzoni in Ascoli

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https://www.orticalab.it/Pronto-Soccorso-Moscati-Fials-e-Nursind

Titolo: Pronto Soccorso Moscati, Fials e Nursind: un vero inferno, a rischio le cure per i pazienti

Headline: Moscati, Fials and Nursind Emergency Department: a real hell, patient care at risk

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https://nursetimes.org/festivo-non-pagato-per-200mila-euro-il-nursind-trionfa-in-tribunale/161693

Titolo: Festivo non pagato per 200mila euro: il Nursind trionfa in Tribunale

Headline: Unpaid holiday for 200 thousand euros: Nursind triumphs in Court

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New Zealand

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-hospital-three-wards-over-capacity-for-more-than-100-days-in-2022-nurses-forego-taking-breaks/73CZD5335JER5G4UA3TFQV6VOU/

Headline: Rotorua Hospital: Three wards over capacity for more than 100 days in 2022; nurses forego taking breaks

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/getting-maori-nursing-voices-above-one-world-view-health-system-noise/LHOL4PIOHFHOFEZBTKK4KMQBFA/

Headline: Getting Māori nursing voices above ‘one world-view’ health system noise

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Peru

https://eltiempo.pe/detail/dia-de-la-enfermera-peruana-cuando-es-por-que-se-celebra-y-si-es-feriado-en-ese-dia-30-de-agosto-2023-aj

Titular: Día de la Enfermera Peruana: cuándo es, por qué se celebra y si es feriado en ese día

Headline: Peruvian Nurse’s Day: when is it, why is it celebrated and if it is a holiday on that day

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South Africa

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/covid-19-nurses-support-staff-demand-contract-renewals/

Headline: COVID-19 nurses, support staff demand contract renewals

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Spain

https://www.diariodeleon.es/articulo/leon/satse-reclama-mas-plazas-grado-enfermeria/202308200333062366523.html

Titular: Satse reclama más plazas en el grado de Enfermería

Headline: Satse demands more spots for Nursing degrees

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https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20230825/9186278/satse-insiste-junta-cyl-suba-indemnizacion-kilometraje-empleados.html

Titular: SATSE insiste a la Junta de CyL que suba la indemnización por kilometraje de sus empleados

Headline: SATSE insists that the CyL Board increases compensation for mileage accrued by its employees

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https://www.diariodesevilla.es/sevilla/Junta-atencion-Salud-Mental-Valme-denuncia-Satse_0_1822018038.html

Titular: La Junta garantiza la atención a los pacientes de Salud Mental del hospital de Valme tras la denuncia del Satse

Headline: Board guarantees care for Mental Health patients at Valme hospital after Satse complaint

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https://elmirondesoria.es/cyl/castilla-y-leon/satse-pide-equiparar-indemnizacion-por-kilometraje

Titular: SATSE pide equiparar indemnización por kilometraje

Headline: SATSE asks for compensation match for mileage

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https://www.eldiario.es/extremadura/sociedad/sindicato-enfermeria-insta-junta-solventar-carencias-plantillas_1_10458765.html

Titular: El Sindicato de Enfermería insta a la Junta a solventar las carencias en las plantillas

Headline: The Nursing Union urges Board to solve staffing deficiencies

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United Kingdom

https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/staffing-ratio-warning-as-nurse-vacancies-remain-above-40000-24-08-2023/

Headline: Staffing ratio warning as nurse vacancies remain above 40,000

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United States

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/nurse-debt-trap-training-repayment-agreement/

Headline: Health Care Companies Are Using Debt to Trap Nurses on the Job

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https://www.ktsm.com/news/el-paso-nurses-hold-informational-picket-at-hospitals-of-providence/

Headline: El Paso nurses hold ‘informational picket’ at Hospitals of Providence

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https://mountainx.com/news/mission-patients-endangered-by-emergency-department-transfer-procedures-nurses-say/

Headline: Mission patients endangered by emergency department transfer procedures, nurses say

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https://www.vox.com/23844420/extreme-heat-work-labor-osha-climate-change

Headline: Extreme heat is transforming work

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https://jacobin.com/2023/08/health-care-worker-unions-patients-hospitals-debt-collection

Headline: Health Care Worker Unions Are on the Side of Patients

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https://sanbenito.com/health-chains-could-keep-bankrupt-hospitals-alive/

Headline: Health chains could keep bankrupt hospitals alive

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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article278079312.html

Headline: Why UC workers say they must sleep in their cars to do their jobs for the wages paid

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https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/ag-ellison-to-hold-listening-session-on-medical-billing-practices/

Headline: AG Ellison to hold listening session on medical billing practices

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https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/news/2023/08/22/ascension-joliet-hospital-will-lockout-nurses-as-strike-begins/

Headline: Ascension Joliet hospital will lock out nurses as strike continues

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https://www.wwnytv.com/2023/08/22/union-overwhelmed-hospital-nurse-quits-over-staff-shortage/

Headline: Union: overwhelmed hospital nurse quits over staff shortage

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https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/08/24/protesters-join-sag-aftra-writers-guild-east-rally/

Headline: Labor flexes solidarity: Protestors join SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild of America, East rally

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https://patch.com/new-york/smithtown/smithtown-nurses-vote-ratify-contract-st-catherine-siena

Headline: Smithtown Nurses Vote To Ratify Contract At St. Catherine Of Siena

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https://bronx.news12.com/turn-to-tara-nursing-shortage-crisis-threatens-tri-state-health-care

Headline: Turn to Tara: Nursing shortage crisis threatens tri-state health care

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https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hr/new-york-hospital-nurses-approve-deal-with-23-wage-hike.html

Headline: Nurses at New York hospital approve deal with 23% wage hike