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December 14, 2018

Global Nurses United News Round-Up – December 14, 2018

Australia

 

https://www.smh.com.au/national/act/nurse-safety-strategy-aims-to-reduce-rates-of-hospital-violence-20181214-p50mct.html

Headline: Nurse safety strategy aims to reduce rates of hospital violence

 

https://www.miragenews.com/anmf-says-parliament-must-act-to-pass-staffing-ratios-disclosure-bill/

 

Headline: ANMF SAYS PARLIAMENT MUST ACT TO PASS STAFFING RATIOS DISCLOSURE BILL

 

https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2018/12/12/inquiry-recommends-passing-aged-care-staffing-disclosure-bill/

Headline: Inquiry recommends passing of aged care staffing bill

 

https://www.miragenews.com/doctors-nurses-midwifes-urge-alp-nuclear-ban-is-a-health-issue/

Headline: Doctors, Nurses, Midwifes Urge ALP: Nuclear Ban is a Health Issue

 

https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5807759/wollongong-hospital-midwives-rally-over-dangerous-shortages/

Headline: Wollongong Hospital staff rally for ratios in maternity ward

 

https://tendaily.com.au/news/a181212wdy/mistakes-will-be-made-midwives-beg-for-more-staff-20181212

Headline: ‘Mistakes Will Be Made’: Midwives Beg For More Staff

 

https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5807626/john-hunter-midwives-call-for-more-staff-on-maternity-wards/

Headline: John Hunter midwives call for more staff on maternity wards

 

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/hospital-security-push-after-student-nurse-held-up-at-gunpoint-20181210-p50lay.html

Headline: Hospital security push after student nurse held up at gunpoint

 

https://ewn.co.za/2018/12/10/south-african-job-seekers-first-for-health-jobs-aaron-motsoaledi

Headline: SOUTH AFRICAN JOB SEEKERS FIRST FOR HEALTH JOBS – MOTSOALEDI

 

 

Bahamas

 

http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/dec/12/stop-giving-us-runaround-nurses-allege-deliberate-/

Headline: ‘Stop Giving Us The Runaround’: Nurses Allege Deliberate Bid To Delay Strike

 

http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/dec/10/nurses-hold-strike-threat/

Headline: Nurses hold strike threat

 

 

Canada

 

https://www.lesoleil.com/opinions/soigne-enseigne-et-tais-toi-7a6a63db21dfe4a
36cd7602955134cef

Titre: Soigne, enseigne et tais-toi

Headline: Heal, teach and shut up

 

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1141170/ratios-personnel-patients-a-urgence-de-hopital-hull-federation-interprofessionnelle-sante-quebec

Titre: Nouveaux ratios personnel/patients à l’Urgence de l’Hôpital de Hull

Headline: New Staff / Patient Ratios at Hull Hospital Emergency

 

https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/9077740-nurse-practitioners-the-solution-to-health-care-woes/

Headline: Nurse practitioners the solution to health-care woes

 

https://regina.ctvnews.ca/city-calling-on-sha-to-consider-parkade-other-solutions-for-parking-at-general-hospital-1.4217262

Headline: City calling on SHA to consider parkade, other solutions for parking at General Hospital

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-critical-incident-report-cancer-1.4943788

Headline: Cancer care mistakes, including surgery on wrong patient, detailed in Manitoba critical incident reports

 

 

Dominican Republic

 

https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2018/12/10/545153/enfermeras-se-quejan-de-que-ahora-son-obligadas-a-vacunar-perros-y-gatos

Titular: Enfermeras se quejan de que ahora son obligadas a vacunar perros y gatos

Headline: Nurses complain that they are now forced to vaccinate dogs and cats

 

 

India

 

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/a-day-of-protests-in-city-cops-halt-their-march/696690.html

Headline: A day of protests in city; cops halt their march

 

 

Ireland

 

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/nurses-set-to-back-strikes-in-pay-row-37618230.html

Headline: Nurses ‘set to back strikes’ in pay row

 

https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/uhg-has-countrys-highest-number-of-people-on-trolleys-for-second-day-in-a-row/

Headline: UHG HAS COUNTRY’S HIGHEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON TROLLEYS FOR SECOND DAY IN A ROW

 

http://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/28026-over-500-patients-on-hospital-trolleys-today

Headline: Over 500 patients on hospital trolleys today

 

 

Kenya

 

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/12/09/nurses-postpone-planned-strike-give-room-for-talks_c1863236

Headline: Nurses postpone planned strike, give room for talks

 

https://citizentv.co.ke/news/nurses-union-suspends-strike-that-was-set-to-begin-tomorrow-222505/

Headline: Nurses postpone planned strike, give room for talks

 

 

New Zealand

 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12174986

Headline: Mental health nurse remains off work after Hawke’s Bay choking incident at Hawke’s Bay Hospital

 

https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018674893/pacific-nurses-say-pathway-to-practise-too-hard

Headline: Pacific nurses say pathway to practise too hard

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/109321153/mental-health-nurse-says-christchurchs-hillmorton-hospital-isnt-safe-to-work-at

Headline: Mental health nurse says Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital isn’t safe to work at

 

http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/5/328084

Headline: Managing fatigue and shift work in hospital-based nursing

 

 

Peru

 

https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/1375740-minsa-enfermeras-levantaron-huelga-semanas-paralizacion

Titular: Minsa: enfermeras levantaron huelga tras dos semanas de paralización

Headline: Minsa: nurses strike after two week standstill

 

https://elcomercio.pe/lima/sucesos/enfermeras-levantaron-huelga-luego-dos-semanas-paralizacion-noticia-587575

Titular: Enfermeras levantaron huelga luego de dos semanas de paralización

Headline: Nurses take strike after two weeks of standstill

 

https://diariocorreo.pe/edicion/arequipa/minsa-promete-nombrar-y-pagar-guardias-enfermeras-859052/

Titular: Minsa promete nombrar y pagar guardias a enfermeras

Headline: Minsa promises to put forward and pay for safeguards for nurses

 

 

Portugal

 

https://www.publico.pt/2018/12/13/sociedade/noticia/adesao-greve-centro-hospitalar-lisboa-ocidental-chegou-100-nalguns-servicos-1854600

Manchete: Adesão à greve no Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental chegou a 100% nalguns serviços

Headline: Adherence to strike at the Lisboa Oeste Central Hospital reached 100% in some services

 

https://www.noticiasdeaveiro.pt/sindicato-dos-enfermeiros-denuncia-despedimentos-no-hospital-de-aveiro/

Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros denuncia despedimentos no Hospital de Aveiro

Headline: Nurses union denounces dismissals at Aveiro Hospital

 

https://www.regiaodeleiria.pt/2018/12/enfermeiros-de-leiria-ameacam-com-greve-em-janeiro-pelo-descongelamento-das-progressoes/

Manchete: Enfermeiros de Leiria ameaçam com greve em janeiro pelo descongelamento das progressões

Headline: Leiria nurses threaten to strike in January by thawing progressions

 

http://www.diarioleiria.pt/noticia/39386

Manchete: “Falta de enfermeiros” no Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga

Headline: “Lack of nurses” at Baixo Vouga Hospital Center

 

https://observador.pt/especiais/greve-dos-enfermeiros-planeada-de-forma-cirurgica-para-ser-tremendamente-eficaz/

Manchete: Greve dos enfermeiros. Planeada de forma cirúrgica para ser tremendamente eficaz

Headline: Nurses strike. Surgically planned to be tremendously effective

 

 

Spain

 

https://www.diariosur.es/malaga-capital/satse-csif-exigen-20181212000227-ntvo.html

Titular: Satse y Csif exigen al Sindicato Médico que rectifique una crítica a los enfermeros

Headline: Satse and Csif demand that the Medical Union rectify a critique of the nurses

 

https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/793873/personal-de-enfermeria-del-clinico-llamado-a-huelga/

Titular: Personal de enfermería del Clínico llamado a huelga

Headline: Nursing staff of the Clinic called to strike

 

https://sevilla.abc.es/sevilla/sevi-satse-reclama-enfermeras-urgencias-ambulatorio-amate-201812101744_noticia.html

Titular: Satse reclama enfermeras en Urgencias del ambulatorio de Amate

Headline: Satse appeals for nurses in Amate ER

 

https://www.cope.es/actualidad/sociedad/noticias/satse-asegura-que-sanidad-comprometido-agilizar-prueba-especialidad-familiar-comunitaria-20181212_3086513

Titular: Satse asegura que Sanidad se ha comprometido a agilizar la prueba de la especialidad de Familiar y Comunitaria

Headline: Satse ensures that Health Ministry is committed to expediting the test for Family and Community specialists

 

https://www.abc.es/espana/castilla-la-mancha/abci-detenido-tras-amenazar-cuchillo-medico-y-enfermera-roda-201812121836_noticia.html

Titular: Detenido tras amenazar con cuchillo a un médico y una enfermera en La Roda

Headline: Man arrested after threatening doctor and nurse in La Roda with a knife

 

http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2018/12/10/radio_club_tenerife/1544440903_173784.html

Titular: Satse reclama la contratación de unos 800 enfermeros en Canarias

Headline: Satse claims the hiring of about 800 nurses in the Canary Islands

 

https://www.diariodejerez.es/jerez/Recogida-firmas-peticion-mas-enfermeros_0_1309069265.html

Titular: El Sindicato de Enfermería recoge firmas para pedir más profesionales en los centros

Headline: Nursing Union collects signatures to ask for more professionals in health centers

 

https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/sociedad/2018/12/12/enfermeros-alertan-proliferacion-doulas-escasez-matronas/00031544607986985783682.htm

Titular: Enfermeros ya alertaron de la proliferación de doulas por la escasez de matronas

Headline: Nurses have already warned of the proliferation of doulas due to the shortage of midwives

 

 

United Kingdom

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6487257/Doctors-not-say-acting-undertaking-tasks-usually-undertaken-nurses.html

Headline: Doctors should stop saying they are ‘acting down’ when undertaking tasks usually done by nurses because it is insulting, royal college says

 

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/17295282.hair-raising-number-of-nursing-vacancies-in-east-lancashire-hospitals/

Headline: ‘Hair-raising’ number of nursing vacancies in East Lancashire hospitals

 

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/17297992.health-charge-for-overseas-nurses-unjust-says-nursing-union/

Headline: Health charge for overseas nurses ‘unjust’, says nursing union

 

http://www.freepressseries.co.uk/news/national/17297262.hospitals-operating-at-unsafe-levels/

Headline: Hospitals ‘operating at unsafe levels’

 

https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/many-challenges-facing-nurses-in-us-mirror-those-in-uk-finds-survey/7027104.article

Headline: Many challenges facing nurses in US mirror those in UK, finds survey

 

 

United States

 

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/hospital-labor-skirmishes-year-in-review/540115/

Headline: Hospital labor skirmishes — year in review

 

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/low-nurse-staffing-levels-directly-linked-to-higher-patient-mortality-stud/543676/

Headline: Low nurse staffing levels directly linked to higher patient mortality, study finds

 

https://www.ncronline.org/news/politics/distinctly-catholic/links-121118

Headline: Links for 12/11/18 | National Catholic Reporter

 

https://wamu.org/story/18/12/14/mayor-bowser-to-sue-providence-hospital-over-closure/

Headline: Bowser To Sue Providence Hospital Over Closure

 

https://www.legalreader.com/johns-hopkins-nurses-say-work-conditions-dont-match-reputation/

Headline: Johns Hopkins Nurses Say Work Conditions Don’t Match Reputation

 

https://www.times-standard.com/2018/12/13/st-joseph-hospital-cited-for-excessive-use-of-restraints/

Headline: St. Joseph Hospital cited for ‘excessive’ use of restraints

 

https://www.berkeleyside.com/2018/12/12/save-it-or-sell-it-berkeley-asks-sutter-for-a-concrete-plan-for-alta-bates

Headline: ‘Save it or sell it’: Berkeley asks Sutter for a concrete plan for Alta Bates

 

https://capitalandmain.com/californias-first-steps-toward-universal-health-care-1204

Headline: Great Expectations: California’s First Steps Toward Universal Health Care

 

http://www.dailycal.org/2018/12/12/berkeley-city-council-addresses-alta-bates-closure-bans-flavored-tobacco/

Headline: Berkeley City Council addresses Alta Bates closure, bans flavored tobacco

 

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Kaiser-mental-health-workers-strike-citing-long-13455550.php

Headline: Kaiser mental health workers strike, citing long patient wait times

 

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/kaiser-cancels-some-surgeries-with-4k-mental-health-therapists-on-strike/544321/

Headline: Kaiser cancels some surgeries with 4K mental health therapists on strike

 

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