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.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/18/london-bridge-attack-heroes-others-recognised-bravery/
Headline: Australian nurse killed while helping victims among eight recognised for bravery during London Bridge attack
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Australia
https://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/5530849/nurse-to-patient-ratios-examined/
Headline: Politics in the Pub explores nurse to patient ratios
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Australia
Headline: Victoria to get 600 new nurses and midwives under hospital ratio overhaul
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Australia
Headline: Launceston General Hospital staff ‘deserve confidence’, says advocacy group
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Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-18/royal-hobart-hospital-bed-block-pressures-return/10008854
Headline: Royal Hobart Hospital bed block ‘beyond a crisis’ as demand escalates
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Australia
https://www.mamamia.com.au/triple-murder-ellenbrook/
Headline: Hours before Perth’s triple murder, a 19-year-old man presented to hospital.
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Australia
Headline: Queensland MPs to vote on abortion reforms
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Australia
Headline: Queensland MPs to be lobbied for their vote on abortion laws
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Brasil
http://www.vermelho.org.br/noticia/313123-1
Manchete: PCdoB-SP recebe mais de 100 novas filiações de lideranças sociais
Headline: PCdoB-SP receives more than 100 new social leadership affiliations
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Canada
Headline: Nurse practitioners: Nova Scotia introduces $1.4m incentive program
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Canada
Headline: ‘Critical staff shortages’ lead to overtime jump at Red Deer hospital, nurses’ union says
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Canada
Headline: National pharmacare ‘blueprint’ will be unveiled next spring
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Canada
Headline: Premiers strike deal to allow increased flow of beer, alcohol across borders
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/premiers-health-friday-1.4754762
Headline: Premiers call for ‘voluntary’ pharmacare program funded by Ottawa
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Canada
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/health-authority-beefing-up-security-at-dube-centre
Headline: Health authority beefing up security at Dube Centre
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pharmacare-cof-nb-advancer-1.4748893
Headline: Pharmacare may appeal to premiers seeking consensus this week in N.B.
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Canada
Headline: Canada’s Premiers Agree to Reduce Barriers Around Moving Alcohol Across Borders
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Canada
https://www.thespec.com/news-story/8741367-key-ontario-nursing-retention-program-in-jeopardy/
Headline: Key Ontario nursing retention program in jeopardy
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Canada
https://rdnewsnow.com/article/592225/still-no-new-rn-hires-red-deer-union
Headline: Still no new RN hires in Red Deer: Union
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Canada
Headline: Invention could help wheelchair patients avoid bedsores
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Canada
https://www.lavoixdelest.ca/actualites/des-residents-prives-de-bain-3674be9ebbc36e5210daa2c186690d7a
Titre: Des résidents privés de bain
Headline: Residents not receiving baths
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Chile
Titular: Enfermeros exigen al Minsal no excluirlos de atender a embarazadas y recién nacidos
Headline: Nurses demand the Minsal not exclude them from serving pregnant women and newborns
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Costa Rica
https://www.diarioextra.com/Noticia/detalle/364994/hospital-mexico-sin-quirofanos
Titular: Hospital México sin quirófanos
Headline: Hospital Mexico without operating theaters
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Dominican Republic
https://noticia.do/hato-del-yaque-enfermeras-paralizan-por-72-horas/
Titular: Las enfermeras dicen continuarán protestas en el hospital de Hato del Yaque por mayor seguridad
Headline: Nurses say they will continue protests at Hato del Yaque hospital for greater safety
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Ireland
Headline: Overcrowding levels fall at Naas Hospital during June
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Ireland
Headline: Review states no exodus of nurses, while pay competitive
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Ireland
Headline: 40 attacks on staff per year in Cork University Hospital
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Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-indicted-for-stabbing-nurse-at-shmuel-harofe-hospital/
Headline: Man indicted for stabbing nurse at Shmuel Harofe hospital
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Kenya
http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke/451576/nyamira-medics-serve-patients-pain-misery/
Headline: Nyamira medics serve patients pain, misery…
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Malta
Headline: Nurses have been waiting 18 months for final interview results
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Malta
Headline: Mistakes in publication of results for 120 nurse posts are ‘joke of the year’, MUMN says
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New Zealand
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/105531139/nurses-back-at-the-bargaining-table-with-dhbs
Headline: Nurses back at bargaining table, but will DHBs offer more money?
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New Zealand
Headline: 30,000 nurses strike in New Zealand after rejecting pay offer
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New Zealand
Headline: Northland nurses strike over staffing and pay levels
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New Zealand
Headline: Under-pressure nurses are struggling to do the basics
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New Zealand
Headline: Dave Armstrong: Find the money to pay nurses what they deserve
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New Zealand
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/21-07-2018/nurses-fight-should-be-your-fight-too/
Headline: Nurses’ fight should be your fight too
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New Zealand
Headline: Nursing needs: New Zealand not considering laws for nurse-to-patient ratios
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New Zealand
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503447&objectid=12090420
Headline: Vaughan Gunson: Ten reasons to support the nurses in their negotiations with the Government over pay and conditions
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Spain
https://elpais.com/politica/2018/07/10/actualidad/1531227193_843766.html
Titular: Los enfermeros denuncian el cierre de 14.000 camas en verano en toda España
Headline: Nurses denounce the closure of 14,000 beds in summer throughout Spain
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Spain
Titular: Satse reclama a Sánchez que cumpla su palabra y traspase la sanidad penitenciaria
Headline: Satse demands that Sanchez keep his word and pass prison health services
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Spain
Titular: Enfermería exige la jubilación anticipada voluntaria ante las “duras condiciones” de la profesión
Headline: Nursing requires voluntary early retirement before the “harsh conditions” of the profession
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Spain
Titular: SATSE pide el cese de los gerentes de Primaria que incumplen la ley
Headline: SATSE calls for the dismissal of primary managers who break the law
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Spain
Titular: Satse critica que 67.000 consultas dejan de prestarse
Headline: Satse criticizes that 67,000 appointments are no longer available
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Spain
https://www.leonoticias.com/sociedad/salud/satse-denuncia-eliminacion-20180716173219-nt.html
Titular: Satse denuncia que la eliminación de consultas en zonas rurales de León impide ofrecer una asistencia adecuada
Headline: Satse criticizes the elimination of consultations in rural areas of León for preventing adequate assistance offerings
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Spain
Titular: Satse denuncia el cierre estival de camas pese al sobreaforo de ocupación del 10%
Headline: Satse denounces the summer closing of beds in spite of the work overload of 10%
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Spain
Titular: SATSE demanda retribuciones acordes e igualitarias para los enfermeros de CyL
Headline: SATSE demands equality and equal salaries for CyL nurses
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United Kingdom
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nhs-brexit-crisis-could-see-12925831
Headline: NHS Brexit crisis ‘could see 4,500 EU nurses leave’ due to resulting staffing crisis
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United Kingdom
Headline: Nurse says staff shortages are putting lives in danger at New Craigs Hospital
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United Kingdom
https://nursingnotes.co.uk/newly-qualified-nurse-speaks-overwhelming-stress-exhaustion-every-shift/
Headline: Newly qualified nurse speaks of ‘overwhelming stress and exhaustion’ with every shift
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United Kingdom
Headline: NHS staff discover they will get hundreds of pounds less than they thought
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United States
Headline: Launch of Medicare for All Caucus Met with Applause as 62 House Democrats Demand Healthcare for Every American ‘From the Day They’re Born’
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United States
Headline: Kaiser SF nurses file complaint alleging ‘unsafe’ staffing shortages in maternity ward
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United States
Headline: Single-Payer Advocates in Congress Double Down with Medicare for All Caucus
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United States
https://www.thenation.com/article/house-democrats-bet-big-medicare/
Headline: House Progressives Go Big on Medicare for All
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United States
https://thinkprogress.org/medicare-for-all-caucus-congress-5e9f19644da7/
Headline: Medicare for All caucus launches with 66 members
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United States
https://nurse.org/articles/deported-nurse-helps-asylum-seekers/
Headline: This Deported Nurse Is Now Helping Asylum Seekers at the Border—How Nurses Can Help.
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United States
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/397683-house-dems-launch-medicare-for-all-caucus
Headline: House Dems launching Medicare for All Caucus
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United States
Headline: Minnesota nurses union, hospital association spar over complaints of staffing shortages
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United States
Headline: Adequate emergency nurse staffing needed to reduce fatigue, association says
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United States
Headline: New Mexico hospital staff denounce CEO amid facility’s financial troubles
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United States
http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180714/study-staffing-falls-short-at-many-nursing-homes
Headline: Study: Staffing falls short at many nursing homes
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United States
http://washingtoninformer.com/nurses-condemn-trump-admins-breastfeeding-opposition/
Headline: Nurses Condemn Trump Admin’s Breastfeeding Opposition
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United States
Headline: Jovanka Beckles Gets California Nurses Association Endorsement
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United States
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/influencers/article214862570.html
Headline: From ‘secure our borders’ to ‘resist Trump’: Californians speak out on illegal immigration
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United States
Headline: House Democrats form ‘Medicare for All’ caucus ahead of 2018 midterm elections
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United States
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/07/vermont-nurses-strike-safe-staffing-ratios
Headline: When Nurses Strike
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Venezuela
http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/salud/gremios-los-derechos-mendigan-exigen_244564
Titular: Gremios: Los derechos no se mendigan, se exigen
Headline: Unions: Rights are not begged for, they are demanded
