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June 9, 2022

Global Nurses United News Round-Up – June 8, 2022

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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.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-03/sa-budget-health-boost-but-union-says-more-nurses-needed/101123350

Headline: SA opposition concerned by hospital project delays, nurses union warns budget does not go far enough

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https://insideageing.com.au/union-backs-new-health-and-aged-care-ministers/

Headline: Union backs new health and aged care ministers

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https://www.aap.com.au/news/nsw-wage-boost-insult-to-injury-unions/

Headline: NSW wage boost ‘insult to injury’: unions

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https://www.edenmagnet.com.au/story/7768133/nsw-wage-boost-insult-to-injury-unions/?cs=7

Headline: NSW wage boost ‘insult to injury’: unions

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Canada

https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/local-news/sun-local-supports-brunos-place-5443057

Headline: SUN local supports ‘Bruno’s Place’

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https://ottawa.citynews.ca/local-news/nurses-union-disappointed-with-ontario-election-results-vows-to-continue-fighting-bill-124-5445281

Headline: Nurses’ union ‘disappointed’ with Ontario election results, vows to continue fighting Bill 124

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https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/health-union-slams-dube-over-jobs-bonuses-saying-he-went-for-the-jugular

Headline: Health union slams Dubé over jobs, bonuses, saying he went ‘for the jugular’

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https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1888096/assurance-salaire-prestations-arret-maladie-covid-19

Titre: Assurance salaire : 16,9 M$ dépensés au CISSS de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue en 2021-2022

Headline: Salary insurance: $16.9 million spent at the CISSS de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue in 2021-2022

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https://ottawacitizen.com/news/ontario-election/ontario-election-2022-horwath-makes-promises-on-health-care-during-ottawa-west-nepean-stop

Headline: Ontario election 2022: Horwath makes promises on health care during Ottawa West-Nepean stop

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nursing-grad-recruitment-ns-health-iwk-1.6475298

Headline: At least half of latest N.S. nursing grads sign on for jobs in province

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Honduras

https://www.laprensa.hn/sanpedro/gobierno-ha-dado-269-plazas-a-a-personal-en-el-hospital-mario-rivas-DM8394720

Titular: Gobierno ha dado 269 plazas a a personal en el hospital Mario Rivas

Headline: The Government has given 269 places to personnel at the Mario Rivas Hospital

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Ireland

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/inmo-staff-and-patient-safety-at-university-hospital-limerick-a-major-concern-1312987.html

Headline: INMO: Staff and patient safety at University Hospital Limerick a ‘major concern’

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https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/inmo-we-dont-expect-to-see-these-high-volumes-of-patients-on-trolleys-in-the-summer-41705208.html

Headline: INMO: ‘We don’t expect to see these high volumes of patients on trolleys in the summer’

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https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40885946.html

Headline: Overcrowding in Cork hospitals hit new high for May

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https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2022/0602/1302643-health-ireland/

Headline: Plan to increase number of nurses in EDs published

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https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/inmo-blasts-failure-hse-give-27135404

Headline: INMO blasts failure by HSE to give €1,000 pandemic payment to nurses as showing ‘disrespect’ as workers ‘raging’

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https://www.clare.fm/news/health/overcrowding-uhl-now-65-higher-pre-pandemic-levels/

Headline: Overcrowding At UHL Now 65% Higher Than Pre Pandemic Levels

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https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/irelands-housing-crisis-one-longest-27115970

Headline: Ireland’s housing crisis ‘one of the longest and most severe the country has seen’

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https://connachttribune.ie/uhg-second-most-overcrowded-nationwide/

Headline: UHG second most overcrowded nationwide

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https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40887980.html

Headline: Up to 15,000 carers still waiting to receive €1k pandemic bonus

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Italy

https://www.grossetonotizie.com/nursind-aggressione-infermiera-sanita-asl-grosseto/

Titolo: Sanità, Nursind: “Aggressioni sempre più frequenti, serve più presenza da parte della Asl”

Headline: Health, Nursind: “More and more frequent attacks, we need more presence by the ASL”

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https://www.infermieristicamente.it/articolo/15665/nursind-salerno:-eletto-il-nuovo-direttivo-territoriale-crescono-le-adesioni-al-sindacato

Titolo: NurSind Salerno: eletto il nuovo direttivo territoriale. Crescono le adesioni al sindacato

Headline: NurSind Salerno: new territorial board elected. Trade union membership is growing

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https://www.agrigentooggi.it/asp-agrigento-il-nursind-pronto-a-mobilitarsi/

Titolo: Asp Agrigento, il Nursind pronto a mobilitarsi

Headline: Asp Agrigento, the Nursind ready to mobilize

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https://www.gonews.it/2022/06/06/nursind-toscana-assunzioni-discriminatorie-verso-le-donne-sentenza-ingiusta/

Titolo: Nursind Toscana: “Assunzioni discriminatorie verso le donne, sentenza ingiusta”

Headline: Nursind Toscana: “Discriminatory hiring of women, unjust sentence”

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New Zealand

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/stresses-mount-hospital-nursing-staff

Headline: Stresses mount on hospital nursing staff

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https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/06/australia-waves-4-5-billion-healthcare-carrot-threatening-aotearoa-s-staffing-crisis.html

Headline: Australia waves $4.5 billion healthcare carrot threatening Aotearoa’s staffing crisis

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300605592/everyone-is-itching-to-go-kiwis-lust-for-travel-is-hurting-the-economy

Headline: ‘Everyone is itching to go’: Kiwis’ lust for travel is hurting the economy

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Philippines

https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2022/06/05/218828/filipino-medical-workers-call-for-justice-for-hcws-colleagues-subjected-to-violence/

Headline: Filipino medical workers call for justice for HCWs colleagues subjected to violence

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Portugal

http://www.planicie.pt/2022/05/31/sep-volta-a-exigir-o-pagamento-dos-salarios-no-prazo-legal-a-santa-casa-de-serpa/

Manchete: SEP volta a exigir o pagamento dos salários “no prazo legal” à Santa Casa de Serpa

Headline: SEP again demands payment of salaries “within the legal deadline” to Santa Casa de Serpa

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https://barlavento.sapo.pt/mais/saude/sindicato-acusa-chua-de-retroceder-na-progressao-dos-enfermeiros

Manchete: Sindicato acusa CHUA de retroceder na progressão dos enfermeiros

Headline: Union accuses CHUA of backtracking on nurses’ progression

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South Africa

https://www.newframe.com/another-northern-cape-hospital-succumbs-to-crisis/

Headline: Another Northern Cape hospital succumbs to crisis

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https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/provincial-health-department-employs-more-than-500-nurses-20220602

Headline: Provincial health department employs more than 500 nurses

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https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/healthcare-workers-fear-for-their-safety-20220605

Headline: Healthcare workers fear for their safety

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https://www.iol.co.za/mercury/news/wage-talks-bargaining-council-optimistic-about-negotiations-but-denosa-stands-by-demand-for-10-increase-fdf9bc20-0124-47f4-90ba-98dbff4f8489

Headline: Wage talks: Bargaining council optimistic about negotiations but Denosa stands by demand for 10% increase

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South Korea

https://bogun.nodong.org/xe/KHMU_Info/704904

Headline: Joint Rally of the Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union and the Korean Nurse Association on the Occasion of International Nurse Day

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https://bogun.nodong.org/xe/KHMU_Info/704912

Headline: KHMU started the industry-level collective bargaining for the year 2022.

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Spain

https://www.infosalus.com/actualidad/noticia-satse-asegura-presencia-enfermeras-centros-educativos-ayuda-evitar-consumo-tabaco-20220531105355.html

Titular: Satse asegura que la presencia de enfermeras en centros educativos ayuda a evitar el consumo de tabaco

Headline: Satse assures that the presence of nurses in educational centers helps to avoid tobacco consumption

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https://www.leonoticias.com/paramo/satse-senala-santa-20220601102919-nt.html

Titular: Satse señala que Santa María del Páramo se queda con dos médicos y una enfermera en las guardias

Headline: Satse points out that Santa María del Páramo has two doctors and a nurse on duty

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https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/sociedad/2022/06/02/conceden-enfermera-soltera-baleares-permisos-66836072.html

Titular: Conceden a una enfermera soltera de Baleares los permisos de maternidad y paternidad

Headline: A single nurse from the Balearic Islands is granted maternity and paternity leave

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https://diariosanitario.com/encuesta-enfermeras-agresion-satse/

Titular: El 75% de las enfermeras ha sufrido alguna agresión

Headline: 75% of nurses have suffered some aggression

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https://www.leonoticias.com/bierzo/sindicato-satse-denuncia-20220603130418-nt.html

Titular: El sindicato Satse denuncia que el Hospital del Bierzo pretende paliar con recortes en planta los 35 contratos de enfermería que tiene sin cubrir

Headline: The Satse union denounces that Bierzo Hospital intends to cut 35 nursing contracts that it has uncovered

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United Kingdom

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/06/demoralised-nurses-being-driven-out-of-profession-rcn-survey-finds

Headline: ‘Demoralised’ nurses being ‘driven out’ of profession, RCN survey finds

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https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/scots-patients-at-risk-due-27151856

Headline: Scots patients ‘at risk’ due to nursing staff shortages as NHS struggles with ‘demoralised’ staff

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/31/loss-of-25000-nhs-beds-caused-serious-patient-safety-crisis-finds-report

Headline: Loss of 25,000 NHS beds caused ‘serious patient safety crisis’, finds report

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https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/royal-college-of-nursing-in-northern-ireland-initiates-formal-trade-dispute-over-pay-41710017.html

Headline: Royal College of Nursing in Northern Ireland initiates formal trade dispute over pay

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United States

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/saint-louis-university-hospital-nurses-protest-understaffing-low-pay-37839129

Headline: Saint Louis University Hospital Nurses Protest Understaffing, Low Pay

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https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/senate-budget-committee-issues-testimony-from-national-nurses-united

Headline: Senate Budget Committee Issues Testimony From National Nurses United

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/31/healthcare-workers-face-burnout-crisis-due-covid-systemic-problems/9928265002/?gnt-cfr=1

Headline: Doctors, nurses risked their lives to battle COVID. Now they’re facing a mental health crisis

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https://www.pacbiztimes.com/2022/05/26/gender-pay-gap-has-faded-away-among-regions-younger-workers/

Headline: Gender pay gap has faded away among region’s younger workers

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https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/osha-inspects-less-than-one-half-of-1-of-firms-yearly/

Headline: OSHA inspects less than one-half of 1% of firms yearly

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https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/06/01/minnesota-nurses-attack-hospital-executive-pay-amid-union-negotiations/

Headline: Minnesota nurses attack hospital executive pay amid union negotiations

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https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hr/minnesota-nurses-target-hospital-executive-pay.html

Headline: Minnesota nurses target hospital executive pay

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https://abc7chicago.com/filipino-nurse-nurses-in-america-history-stereotype/11913667/

Headline: Filipino nurses in America: The unseen, unsung, untold story

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https://qz.com/2172748/the-tulsa-shooting-is-part-of-a-violence-epidemic-at-us-hospitals/

Headline: The Tulsa shooting is part of an epidemic of violence at US hospitals

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https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/06/02/uphs-marquette-nurses-reach-tentative-agreement-new-contract/

Headline: UPHS – Marquette nurses reach tentative agreement for new contract

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https://mountainx.com/blogwire/asheville-mission-hospital-nurses-to-rally-for-recruitment-retention-and-patient-safety/

Headline: Asheville Mission Hospital nurses to rally for recruitment, retention and patient safety

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/06/03/tulsa-shooting-medical-health-assaults/7490186001/

Headline: Deadly assaults on US medical workers on the rise; recent spate of attacks across nation is ‘frightening trend’

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https://www.modernhealthcare.com/operations/hospital-shootings-spur-system-safety-measure-review

Headline: Hospital shootings force systems to review safety measures

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https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/local-health-care-providers-worry-about-escalating-violence/

Headline: Local health care providers worry about escalating violence

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https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/ftc-sues-block-hospital-acquisitions-new-jersey-utah

Headline: FTC sues to block hospital acquisitions in New Jersey, Utah

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/06/03/encino-hospital-stabbing-california/7506958001/

Headline: Doctor, 2 nurses stabbed at Encino Hospital Medical Center near Los Angeles; suspect arrested

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https://www.kmov.com/2022/06/03/saint-louis-university-hospital-nurses-rally-voice-concerns-about-understaffing-patient-safety/

Headline: Saint Louis University Hospital nurses rally to voice concerns about understaffing, patient safety

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https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/letter-filipino-nurses-face-disproportionate-covid-risks/article_7f478cca-7d2e-5176-811e-d924cde81309.html

Headline: Letter: Filipino nurses face disproportionate COVID risks

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https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2022/06/03/shooting-preparedness

Headline: After 2 shootings, a renewed focus on hospital safety

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https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/minnesota-nurses-to-picket-wednesday-over-pay-patient-care/

Headline: Minnesota nurses picket over pay, patient care

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https://workdayminnesota.org/twin-cities-nurses-picket-demand-hospitals-put-patients-over-profits/

Headline: Twin Cities Nurses Picket, Demand Hospitals put Patients over Profits

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https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2022/06/nurses-hospital-reach-contract-agreement/

Headline: Nurses, hospital reach contract agreement