Australia

Nurse-patient ratios will save lives: QNU

Nurse workloads a key factor in rising patient deaths, researcher says

Research points to patient safety in nurse numbers
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Brazil

Enfermeiros ameaçam greve na rede estadual de saúde
Nurses threaten strike in state health system

Greve dos enfermeiros afeta HUT, HGV, maternidade e hospital infantil


Nurses strike affects HUT, HGV, maternity and children’s hospital

SINDICATOS FAZEM ATO CONTRA A POSTURA DE AGAMENON
Unions act against Agamenon posture

SINDICATO DOS ENFERMEIROS RECLAMA FALTA DE DIÁLOGO

Nurses union complains of lack of dialogue
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Canada

Staffing shortages prompt ER closures next month at two Cape Breton hospitals

Canada needs a national pharmacare plan: Editorial

Alberta Health Services needs ‘organizational vision’ to boost flat employee morale, CEO says

Staffing shortages prompt E-R closures next month at two Cape Breton hospitals

Immunize-or-mask policy bumps flu shot rates

The Royal ‘disappointed’ by comments from Ontario Nurses’ Association
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Dominican Republic

Asociación de Enfermería califica de “pésimo” 2014 para sector salud

Nursing association calls 2014 “lousy” for health sector
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Greece

General strike in public and private sectors on Thursday

Greece paralyzed by major strike, flights cancelled
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India

PMCH nurse strike enters ninth day

Cama Hospital nurses hold strike against ‘Swachhata Abhiyaan’

Suptd’s Ring Goes Missing: Claiming Harassment, Cama Staff Stages Strike

Mumbai: Over 300 hospital staffers go on strike against 'abusive' boss
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Ireland

Beaumont Hospital nurses to stage lunchtime protest

44% jump in trolley numbers an ‘emergency

Nurses, gardaí and teachers seeking aid from St Vincent de Paul

Concern over prostitution in Roscrea and Nenagh

7,000+ patients on trolleys in November
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Mexico

Marchan enfermeras en defense de profesionalización


Nurses march in defense of professionalism

¡Bárbaro!:... Enfermeras en marcha para protestar en Oaxaca


Barbarian! …Nurses in march to protest in Oaxaca
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Peru

Chiclayo: enfermeras advierten que irán a huelga indefinida
Chiclayo: Nurses warn they will go on indefinite strike

Enfermeras del hospital de la Policía acatan paro
Nurses of Police Hospital abide strike
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Philippines

Ulo ng balita: Health workers: Hindi pa kami handa sa Ebola
Health workers: We're not prepared to Ebola

Health workers storm DOH

Feeling the crunch | Health workers join state employees call for salary hike

Anti-Ebola gear safe, Health says

AFP eying isolation for peace force on an island

PGH employees want director out

Groups lambast non-inclusion of salary increase for gov’t employees

Doctors’ group seeks updating of quarantine law after Caballo island brouhaha

DOH: No OFW afflicted with Ebola
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Spain

El Sindicato de Enfermería denuncia que España está a la cola de Europa en el número de enfermeros
Nursing union complains that Spain is at the bottom of Europe in the number of nurses

MADRID. EL SINDICATO DE ENFERMERÍA SATSE DICE QUE EL CESE DE RODRÍGUEZ “LLEGA DEMASIADO TARDE”


Madrid. The nursing union SATSE says that the firing of Rodríguez “comes too late”

El sindicato de enfermería recoge firmas contra la gestión clínica en la comunidad


The nursing union collects signatures in the community against clinic management

El Satse rechaza con 3.000 firmas la implantación de Unidades de Gestión


SATSE rejects with 3,000 signatures the implementation of Management Units

Osakidetza cifra en el 11,1% el paro, que los sindicatos consideran un 'éxito'
Osakidetza figure in 11.1% in strike, that the unions consider a “success”
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UK

The UK's Nurses Are on Strike for Better Pay

Fewer than one third of hospitals have the required ratio of nurses to stroke patients at weekends

Thousands of Northern Ireland health workers strike over pay freeze
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USA

San Bernardino County: 1,200 nurses plan to strike

Nurses notify San Bernardino County of intent to strike

Providence Hospital RNs cite patient care, economic gains in first-ever union contract

Union: Providence Hospital, nurses reach tentative contract agreement

Higher nurse-to-patient standard improves staff safety, study shows

Berkshire Medical Center: Nurses to picket staffing levels; hospital disputes union's statistics

More than 1,200 county RNs plan strike

Nurses union complains of staffing at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, patient volume up 10 percent since closing of hospital in North Adams

Nurses Planning Picket At BMC Over Staffing Levels

Nurses Planning Picket At BMC Over Staffing Levels

BMC nurses will picket

Mass. Nurses Association Calls for Stronger Ebola Preparedness Plan

MA Nurses Association calls for stronger Ebola preparedness plan

Peak Travel Period a Reminder of Need for Ebola Safety Standards

Critics pack hearing, air concerns about Quincy hospital closure

Quincy residents, officials question Steward's plans for ER unit

Healthcare violence prompts legislative action