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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

Glenn Dundovic sets up new shuttle bus to ensure his sweetheart, other nurses get safely to and from work

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

Paraguayan nurses to strike if their demands remain unanswered
Enfermeros paraguayos a huelga si siguen sin respuesta sus demandas

Paraguayan nurses call a strike in October to demand better pay
Enfermeras paraguayas convocan una huelga en octubre para exigir una mejora salarial

Nurseswillnotstrike,butprotest

Enfermeras no harán huelga, pero sí protesta

Nurses announce national mobilization for October
Enfermeras anuncian movilización nacional para octubre

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Portugal

Nurses maintainstrike after meeting with guardianship "based on nothing"
Enfermeiros mantêm greve após reunião com tutela “com base em nada”

Nurses unions maintain stoppage after meeting with Ministry
Sindicatos de enfermeiros mantêm paralisação depois de reunião no Ministério

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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!

Nurses union blasts CHS re: suspension of labor and delivery at Fallbrook Hospital; CHS counters statement with information

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