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: Fake doctors to face tougher sanctions
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Australia
Headline: Surgeries put on hold, double shifts for staff as Darwin hospital overflows
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Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-04/union-says-gun-brought-into-royal-adelaide-hospital/11277214
Headline: Gun brought to Royal Adelaide Hospital as violent incidents increase, union says
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Australia
Headline: ‘Difficult and shocking environment’: nurses rally over assault
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Australia
Headline: Sydney news: Man’s ear severed in stabbing attack, attempted murder charges after shooting
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Canada
https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/opinion-story/9488244-premier-ford-please-help-deliver-pharmacare/
Headline: Premier Ford, please help deliver pharmacare
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Canada
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1210938/canicule-chaleur-hopital-chsld-air-climatise
Titre: Réduire la chaleur intense dans les établissements de la santé
Headline: Reduce the intense heat in health facilities
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Canada
https://www.bradfordtoday.ca/local-news/york-region-strikes-2-year-deal-with-nurses-union-1556553
Headline: York Region strikes 2-year deal with nurses’ union
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-election-third-party-advertising-1.5195311
Headline: Unions, businesses and lobby groups face new advertising limits ahead of Manitoba election
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/injuries-health-care-workers-long-term-care-1.5188909
Headline: Why opioid crisis may be contributing to more injuries for long-term care workers
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Canada
Headline: Hundreds rally in Calgary to protest Bill 9 and support public sector workers’ rights
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Ireland
Headline: The Catholic church endorses trafficking awareness training for nurses
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Ireland
Headline: Nursing union chief warns balloting for Northern Ireland’s first ever strike is imminent
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Ireland
Headline: Hospitals deployed official ‘last resort’ status 1,600 times this year
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Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2019/0701/1059390-patients-hospital-beds/
Headline: More than 7,300 patients admitted to hospital in June waited for bed – INMO
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Ireland
Headline: Nurses victims of nearly 90% of hospital assaults
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Ireland
Headline: 42 assaults on staff in Cork hospital group
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Ireland
Headline: Almost 250 nurses assaulted in HSE hospitals in first half of year
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Ireland
Headline: Nearly 7,400 patients left without hospital beds in June, INMO says
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Kenya
Headline: Kirinyaga doctors’ strike illegal, Waiguru free to take action
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New Zealand
Headline: Waitangi Tribunal recommends new independent Māori health authority
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New Zealand
Headline: Māori Development Ministry, Te Puni Kōkiri, accused of failing Māori and breaching Treaty
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Philippines
Filipino: Balak na pagbawas sa overseas deployment ng Pinoy nurses inalmahan
Headline: Push for reduction in overseas deployment of Pinoy nurses
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Portugal
https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/medicos-e-enfermeiros-cumprem-segundo-dia-de-greve_a1158005
Título: Médicos e enfermeiros cumprem segundo dia de greve
Headline: Doctors and nurses strike for a second day
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South Africa
Headline: Nursing union withdraws workers from night shift duties after attack
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South Africa
https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/gauteng-nurses-ditch-uniform-in-protest-28728415
Headline: Gauteng nurses ditch uniform in protest
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South Africa
Headline: Police to patrol Thokoza clinic but Denosa members afraid to work night shift
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Spain
Titular: Los enfermeros denuncian el cierre de 12.700 camas en los hospitales públicos en verano
Headline: Nurses denounce the summer closure of 12,700 beds in public hospitals
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Spain
Titular: Solo hay una enfermera por cada 100 personas en las cárceles españolas
Headline: There is only one nurse for every 100 people in Spanish prisons
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Spain
Titular: Satse dice que el ‘botón antipánico’ “solo” está operativo en 11 centros
Headline: Satse says the “panic button” is “only” operational in 11 centers
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Spain
Titular: Cerrado por vacaciones: Sólo 8 de los 33 centros de salud de Sevilla abren por la tarde este verano
Headline: Closed for holidays: Only 8 of the 33 health centers in Seville are open during the afternoons this summer
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Spain
https://www.eldiadecordoba.es/cordoba/Satse-Consultas-Externas-verano-Cordoba_0_1369063344.html
Titular: Satse alerta de que el cierre por la tarde de Consultas Externas afectará a 40.000 usuarios en Córdoba
Headline: Satse warns that the afternoon closures of External Consultations will affect 40,000 users in Córdoba
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Spain
https://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/malaga/2019/06/28/enfermeria-uci-regional-pide-medios/1098475.html
Titular: Enfermería de la UCI del Regional pide más medios para los cuidados de la oxigenación
Headline: Nurses union at Regional ICU demands more support for oxygen care
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Spain
Titular: Satse critica la planificación de los cierres de camas en el área sanitaria de Oviedo
Headline: Satse criticizes the planned closure of beds in the health area of Oviedo
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Spain
Titular: SATSE exige a los nuevos equipos de las Consejerías que implementen mejoras para las enfermeras de Castilla y León
Headline: SATSE demands that new Council teams implement improvements for nurses in Castilla and León
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United Kingdom/Global
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/08/gp-stop-nhs-privatisation-healthcare-movement
Headline: I’m a GP. To stop NHS privatisation, we need a global healthcare movement
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United Kingdom
Headline: Opening of new children’s hospital delayed to ‘protect patients’
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United States
Headline: Medicare for All Means Real Choice: One Health Card, Good Anywhere You Go
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United States
Headline: South Side OB/GYN Unit Closing Amid Black Maternal Health Crisis
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United States
Headline: Johns Hopkins police plan protested as bill takes effect
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United States
https://www.workers.org/2019/07/02/eastern-n-c-union-organizing-blitz-for-workers-rights/
Headline: Eastern N.C. union organizing blitz for workers’ rights
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United States
https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Final-Public-Hearing-Scheduled-Wednesday-On-14068716.php
Headline: Final Public Hearing Scheduled Wednesday On Merger Of Health Care Systems In Napa County, State
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United States
Headline: Proposed Napa County Health Care Merger: Nurses Express Concern
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United States
Headline: Proposed St. Joseph-Adventist Health partnership draws a crowd in Calistoga
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United States
https://truthout.org/articles/wall-street-beware-the-public-banking-movement-is-coming-for-you/
Headline: Wall Street Beware: The Public Banking Movement Is Coming for You
