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International Nurse News Round-Up
US/West Africa
How can we fight Ebola virus if health workers are getting infected too?
1,000 hazmat suits being sent by nurses group to West Africa
McKesson, California nurses union fight Ebola; Nothing yet from big Bay Area hospitals
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Australia
Queensland police keep files on protest groups
Police in charge of assessing threats to Campbell Newman’s safety keeping files on protesting unions
Staffing levels in ACT put elderly at risk
Nurse's dedication to mental health reaps reward
Gov't accused of hiding job cuts
Wide Bay health service disputes nurses' union job figures
Health service counters nurses' union job cut claims
QNU: 5000 QLD health workers have been sacked the last two years
Queensland government accused of doctoring job loss figures
Health board system too lax, Queensland Nurses Union says, amid corruption allegations
Number of nurses and midwives job hunting escalates
Adelaide nurses plan industrial action
Lyell McEwin Hospital emergency department nurses stage industrial action over staffing
Nurses union keeps count of aggression
Superannuation delay short-changes nurses and midwives
Five Hunter, Central Coast doctors and nurses deregistered for crime, misconduct
Nurses union keeps count of aggression
Headline:Most nurses attacked or faced aggressive patients on the job
Hospital staff morale at all time low—nurses’ union leader
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Bahamas
Video: Customs And Immigration Officers, Nurses In Strike Action
Half Of Nurses Don’t Show Up To Work Amid Strike Action
Half of PHA Nurses Go On Strike
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Canada
Universal pharmacare would be better
58 registered nursing jobs to be cut at St. Joe’s
Nurses union worried about impact of the “swap”
Sask. nursing unions butting heads
Saskatchewan registered nurses say proposed changes could hurt patients
Alberta premier Jim Prentice promising more regional input on health care
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Greece
Clashes with police at 'Evangelismos Hospital' (video)
The police assault at Evangelismos Hospital is a shame for the society as a whole
Police riot squad at Evangelismos hospital, instead of him
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India
Nurses stage hunger strike for promotions, regularisation
Contract nurses of PMCH on strike
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Ireland
New medical group to campaign against health cuts
Galway nurses protest at hospital hell
Dying patients 'are treated in corridor' of hospital
Nurses protest over staff shortages and a lack of beds at Galway University Hospital
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Kenya
Uasin Gishu nurses demand permanent jobs for staff hire on contract
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Paraguay
Nurses do not rule out general strike in October
Enfermeros no descartan paro general en octubre
Nurses march for better pay
Enfermeras marcharán por mejora salarial
Nurseswillnotstrike,butprotest

Enfermeras no harán huelga, pero sí protesta
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Portugal
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UK
Bill to ensure safe nurse staffing levels in NHS Wales
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USA
At Least Some Unions Step Up for Big Climate March!
States should mandate nurse-to-patient ratio in hospitals
Tri-City Nurses raise ER concerns
D.C. hospital nurses campaign vs. short-staffing, for better patient care
Nurses Deliver Petition to St. Joseph Hospital of Orange CEO Decrying Benefit and Staffing Cuts
In fight against pollution, nurses union on the front lines
Robin Hood Tax rally to kick off People’s Climate March
Fired Pinay nurse gets support from colleagues
NY nurses are overwhelmed with patients
Enfermeras de NY no dan abasto con los pacientes
Health care needs report issued in aftermath of North Adams hospital closure
Nurses decry labor and delivery suspension at Fallbrook Hospital