Australia
Headline: Nurse training cancelled as Royal Hobart Hospital struggles
Headline: Nursing union calls for tighter tax discloser obligations on aged care providers
Headline: Aged care companies should be held to a higher standard, senate committee finds
Headline: Unpleasant odour sparks code yellow at Royal Hobart Hospital
Headline: Open up your books, let the public see them, Senate inquiry tells aged care sector
Headline: Health professionals want details of where $105 million will be spent
Headline: NSW Health: Manilla Hospital nurses demand better patient to staff ratios
Headline: CEO of troubled Sydney hospital resigns two days after opening
Headline: Woonona nursing home death sparks renewed calls for ratios
Headline: Unions demand deployment of additional security staff at public hospitals
Headline: Stabbed doctor demands more security after surgeon’s killer found guilty
Canada
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1138656/martin-beaumont-ciusss-mcq
Titre: Martin Beaumont quitte le CIUSSS MCQ
Headline: Martin Beaumont leaves CIUSSS MCQ
https://globalnews.ca/news/4693458/peterborough-public-health-nurses-mediation-talks/
Headline: Nurses with Peterborough Public Health enter mediation talks
https://globalnews.ca/news/4702423/peterborough-nurses-tentative-deal/
Headline: Nurses reach tentative deal with Peterborough Public Health
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-health-nurses-deal-1.4910706
Headline: Thunder Bay health unit nurses ratify tentative deal
Headline: LHSC not alone in armband policy for potentially violent patients
Headline: Purple armbands necessary to protect nurses, union head says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/nurses-strike-over-1.4917248
Headline: Thunder Bay public health nurses back to work
Headline: Nurse strike averted after tentative agreement reached with Peterborough Public Health
Headline: AHS to build centralized drug production facility in Edmonton
https://www.panow.com/article/807404/sask-nurses-applaud-alberta-changes-scope-practice
Headline: Saskatchewan nurses applaud Alberta’s move to expand practice
Headline: Collaboration needed to address parking issue at Regina hospitals
https://www.cjme.com/2018/11/22/nurses-frustrated-over-proposed-parking-meters-near-hospital/
Headline: Nurses frustrated over proposed parking meters near hospital
Headline: Babies born addicted to drugs up 42 per cent at St. Boniface Hospital
Headline: WRHA reports increase in babies born with drug addiction/withdrawal
Headline: Number of newborns with signs of drug withdrawal is increasing: Winnipeg health authority
https://globalnews.ca/news/4712089/nb-government-vitalite-meet-closure-obstetrics-unit-bathurst/
Headline: N.B. government and Vitalité meet over closure of obstetrics unit in Bathurst
Headline: A nurse left her workplace because of PTSD. Now, she’s helping change it
Dominican Republic
https://elnuevodiario.com.do/enfermeras-realizan-paro-de-72-horas-en-hospital-de-sfm/
Titular: Enfermeras realizan paro de 72 horas en hospital de SFM
Headline: Nurses strike for 72-hours at the SFM hospital
Titular: Asociación de Enfermería del IDSS suspende paro de labores VIDEO
Headline: IDSS Nursing Association suspends strike VIDEO
http://eldia.com.do/enfermeras-del-idss-levantan-paro-laboral/
Titular: Enfermeras del IDSS levantan paro laboral
Headline: IDSS nurses lift strike
Titular: SNS anuncia serán intervenidos hospitales Salvador B. Gautier, Estrella Ureña y José Francisco Peña Gómez
Headline: SNS announces hospitals will be operated Salvador B. Gautier, Estrella Ureña and José Francisco Peña Gómez
Honduras
https://www.laprensa.hn/sanpedro/1237783-410/salud-enfermeras-llegan-acuerdo-tras-protesta
Titular: Salud y enfermeras llegan a un acuerdo tras protesta
Headline: Health Ministry and nurses reach an agreement after protest
Titular: Trabajadoras de la salud protestaron en contra del cierre de las escuelas públicas de enfermería
Headline: Health workers protested against the closure of public nursing schools
Titular: ANEEAH del Hospital Escuela Universitario sigue en paro por exigencia de insumos
Headline: ANEEAH of the University School Hospital remains unemployed due to the demand for supplies
Titular: ANEEAH suspenden paro de labores programado para el miércoles
Headline: ANEEAH suspends strike scheduled for Wednesday
Titular: En paro de labores personal del Hospital Escuela Universitario
Headline: Staff strike at the Teaching Hospital
Ireland
Headline: Nurses making ‘unsustainable wage demands’, Minister for Finance says
https://www.thesun.ie/news/3408258/irish-nurses-union-urges-members-vote-strike-action/
Headline: NURSE STRIKE Irish nurses’ union urges members to vote for strike action to dispute understaffing
https://www.buzz.ie/news/nurses-midwives-threatened-strike-307517
Headline: Nurses and midwives threatened 24-hour strikes unless pay is increased
Headline: 100,000 patients on hospital trolleys so far this year
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2018/1120/1012198-nurses/
Headline: INMO says Government is exaggerating cost of pay claim
Headline: Patients aged over-75 are blamed as trolley figures soar past 100,000 for year
Headline: Seven children languishing on trolleys for more than nine hours in main hospital
Headline: Major overcrowding continues at University Hospital Limerick
https://connachttribune.ie/1-in-6-patients-waited-over-24-hours-for-hospital-bed-044/
Headline: 1 in every 6 patients waited over 24 hours for hospital bed
https://extra.ie/2018/11/28/lifestyle/health/elderly-patients-trolley-crisis-ae
Headline: 11,000 ELDERLY PATIENTS LEFT ON TROLLEYS IN IRISH A&ES OVER 24-HOUR PERIODS
Kenya
https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/nurses-threatened-go-strike/
Headline: Why Nairobi nurses are threatening to go on strike
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/article/2001303033/nurses-in-yet-another-strike-threat
Headline: Yet again: Nurses issue a 21-day strike notice
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/article/2001303423/nurses-in-strike-threat-for-higher-pay
Headline: Nurses table list of demands as strike beckons
https://www.tuko.co.ke/292143-nurses-strike-demands-latest-news.html#292143
Headline: Nurses strike: Demands and latest news
https://hivisasa.com/posts/1036-sonko-to-sack-nurses-over-strike
Headline: Sonko to sack nurses over strike
New Zealand
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/377205/family-planning-nurses-to-go-on-strike-for-better-pay
Headline: Family Planning nurses to go on strike for better pay
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12168627
Headline: Nurse suffers second-degree burns after mental health unit patient throws boiling water over her
http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/3811035-135/coast-nurses-press-case
Headline: Coast nurses press case
Headline: New Zealand leans heavily on Filipino and Indian nurses to staff rest homes
Peru
https://ojo-publico.com/implant-files/victimas-de-la-impunidad/
Titular: Víctimas de la impunidad
Headline: Victims of impunity
Portugal
https://www.cmjornal.pt/sociedade/detalhe/paralisacao-dos-enfermeiros-cancelou-mais-de-500-cirurgias
Manchete: Paralisação dos enfermeiros cancelou mais de 500 cirurgias
Headline: Nurses’ strike canceled more than 500 surgeries
Manchete: Greve nos SAMS teve adesão elevada mas serviços funcionaram com precários – sindicato
Headline: Strike at SAMS had high adhesion but emergency services continued – union
https://www.sulinformacao.pt/2018/11/enfermeiros-entregam-abaixo-assinado-ao-chua-e-a-ars/
Manchete: Enfermeiros entregam abaixo-assinado ao CHUA e à ARS
Headline: Nurses deliver the undersigned to CHUA and ARS
Manchete: Enfermeiros do Algarve entregam abaixo-assinado para exigir justiça na carreira
Headline: Algarve nurses deliver undersigned to demand fairness in their careers
Manchete: Enfermeiros manifestaram-se em Viseu contra injustiças no setor
Headline: Nurses demonstrated in Viseu against injustice in the sector
South Africa
https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/help-sought-over-mortuary-go-slow-18268736
Headline: Help sought over mortuary go-slow
Spain
Titular: Oleada de apoyos a Satse para limitar el ratio de pacientes por enfermero
Headline: Wave of support for Satse’s campaign to limit the ratio of patients per nurse
Titular: Satse advierte de la falta de enfermeras en la atención a niños y jóvenes
Headline: Satse warns of the lack of nurses in the care of children and young people
Titular: La austeridad lleva a la huelga a médicos de la primaria y concertada
Headline: Austerity leads to doctors’ strike
https://www.diariovasco.com/sociedad/salud/emergencias-muestra-rechazo-20181117011617-ntvo.html
Titular: Emergencias muestra su rechazo a unificar el servicio en Bizkaia
Headline: ERs show refusal to unify service in Bizkaia
http://diario16.com/programa-informatico-no-apto-las-urgencias-del-hospital-la-paz/
Titular: Un programa informático no apto par alas Urgencias del Hospital La Paz
Headline: Computer program not suitable for La Paz Hospital ER
Titular: Nueva protesta de SATSE en Sevilla para reclamar al SAS que “resuelva de una vez” las oposiciones
Headline: New SATSE protest in Seville to demand the SAS “resolve at once” the oppositions
Titular: Satse critica que la Junta apruebe una nueva oferta de empleo para el SAS “sin resolver las anteriores
Headline: Satse criticizes Board approval of new employment offers for the SAS “without resolving the previous ones”
Titular: Los profesionales de la salud en Utrera salen a las calles para denunciar una «situación insostenible»
Headline: Health professionals in Utrera take to the streets to denounce an “unsustainable situation”
Titular: Satse Castilla y León insta al PP a ser sensible a los problemas de los enfermeros
Headline: Satse Castilla and León urges the PP to be sensitive to the problems of nurses
Titular: Satse: “Ahora más que nunca, necesitamos más enfermeras y fisioterapeutas”
Headline: Satse: “Now more than ever, we need more nurses and physiotherapists”
Titular: ICS garantiza a las enfermeras ofertas publicas para estabilizar la plantilla
Headline: ICS guarantees nurses public offers to stabilize the workforce
Titular: SATSE muestra su rechazo al cambio horario en Primaria y cree que solo está pensado para los pediatras
Headline: SATSE shows its refusal to change time in Primary Care and believes that it is only intended for pediatricians
Titular: Madrid se compromete a empezar nuevo curso con enfermeros en los colegios
Headline: Madrid is committed to start a new course with nurses in schools
Titular: Satse reclama el turno de 12 horas en las unidades de hospitalización del Infanta Elena
Headline: Satse demands 12-hour shifts in the hospital units of Infanta Elena
Titular: Satse valora la sentencia sobre centros para mayores y critica que se hiciera a la “carta” para las empresas
Headline: Satse values the ruling on centers for the elderly and criticizes the “letter” for companies
https://mallorcaconfidencial.com/2018-11-27-unas-400-personas-se-manifiestan-decir-no-al-ere-juaneda
Titular: Some 400 people demonstrate to say “no to the ERE” of Juaneda
Headline: Unas 400 personas se manifiestan para decir “no al ERE” de Juaneda
Titular: La atención del 061, «en riesgo» en Navidad por la no cobertura de vacantes
Headline: The care provided by 061 “at risk” at Christmas due to the non-coverage of vacancies
Titular: Salud se compromete con Satse a aumentar en breve la plantilla de Urgencias del Juan Ramón Jiménez
Headline: Health Ministry works with Satse to briefly increase the staff of the Juan Ramón Jiménez Emergency Department
United Kingdom
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/student-nurses-westminster-funding-fight-1-5788229
Headline: ‘I cried until I couldn’t cry any more’ – student nurses head to Westminster in funding fight
Headline: RCN vows to continue fight as migrant NHS fee rise passes Commons
Headline: MP and former nurse to lead debate calling for return of student bursary
Headline: Health minister bows to pressure to rethink student nurse funding
Headline: Concerns over training burden under Scotland safe staffing bill
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-46277828
Headline: NHS winter pressures: Is the NHS ready in the North West of England?
https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/brexit-could-cause-hospital-staffing-crisis-9050229/
Headline: Brexit could cause hospital staffing crisis
Emergency services continued th aron en contra del cierre de las escuelas publicas de enfermeria
Headline: UK cancer and children’s wards being hit by closures
Headline: Pay rise offered to Northern Ireland nurses amid strike threat
Headline: Nursing workforce ‘crucial’ to protecting child mental health
United States
Headline: How Newsom’s big win gives him a mandate on health care
Headline: Ascension Health commits structural sins of income inequality, capitalist excess
Headline: Nurses condemn use of tear gas on asylum-seeking families
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/30/medicare_for_all_as_healthcare_costs
Headline: Medicare for All: As Healthcare Costs Soar, Momentum Grows to Guarantee Healthcare for All Americans
Headline: All we love is on the line: Progressive coalition offers moral case and action plan to win Medicare for All
https://www.bendbulletin.com/home/6706526-151/acts-against-women-commonly-caused-by-partners
Headline: Acts against women commonly caused by partners
https://wjla.com/news/local/patients-employees-delay-closing-providence-hospital-er
Headline: Patients, employees ask agency to stop or delay closing of Providence Hospital’s ER
https://www.vox.com/2018/11/16/18098696/house-bill-violence-health-care-workers
Headline: House Democrats introduce a bill to protect millions of health care workers
https://www.military.com/military-report/va-moving-hundreds-professionals-back-healthcare-jobs.html
Headline: VA Moving Hundreds of Professionals Back to Healthcare Jobs
Headline: Workplace violence against women commonly caused by intimate partners
Headline: Progressives not pleased with Dem leaders’ silence on Medicare for All
https://truthout.org/video/as-healthcare-costs-soar-momentum-around-medicare-for-all-grows/
Headline: As Health Care Costs Soar, Momentum Around Medicare for All Grows
Headline: Dem single-payer fight set to shift to battle over Medicare ‘buy-in’
Headline: Walnut Creek nurse shares experience helping Camp Fire victims
https://www.lbbusinessjournal.com/is-long-beach-facing-a-nursing-shortage/
Headline: Is Long Beach Facing A Nursing Shortage?
Headline: What Comes After the Blue Wave? A Q&A with David Duhalde
Headline: NLRB says there’s more evidence of Johns Hopkins’ interference with unionization
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/
article222246665.html
Headline: Blue wave crashes down on California senator who threatened lobbyist
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article222035600.html
Headline: California attorney general approves merger of Dignity, CHI but sets conditions
http://www.smdp.com/saint-johns-nurses-strike-after-five-months-of-contract-negotiations/171096
Headline: Saint John’s nurses strike after five months of contract negotiations
https://smmirror.com/2018/11/st-johns-nurses-strike-protesting-patient-conditions-low-wages/
Headline: ST. JOHN’S NURSES STRIKE PROTESTING PATIENT CONDITIONS, LOW WAGES
http://labornotes.org/2018/11/university-california-workers-strike-racial-justice
Headline: University of California Workers Strike for Racial Justice
https://escondidograpevine.com/2018/11/30/joel-anderson-turns-into-political-punchline/
Headline: Joel Anderson turns into political punchline
https://www.thecorsaironline.com/corsair/2018/11/29/nurses-picket-for-better-patient-conditions
Headline: Nurses Picket for Better Patient Conditions
Headline: Tenant advocates celebrate Prop C’s historic victory and vow to keep fighting for affordable housing and fair rents
https://www.thefix.com/how-climate-change-affects-mental-health-and-addiction
Headline: How Climate Change Affects Mental Health and Addiction
Headline: Senators want more tax help for federal employees who relocate
Headline: Senior care nurses welcome new legislation that addresses violence in the workplace