Today NPAQ has written to the State Government and Federal Government Ministers for Health seeking assurance that Nurses will be provided with adequate PPE and kept informed of the preparation to protect our nurses at the frontline. 

Welcome Scott!

Scott Haywood has commenced as a volunteer NPAQ Branch Secretary for Prison Health Service, SEQ. The Prison Health Service works in partnership with Queensland Custodial Services to provide health care to all prisoners incarcerated in the South East Queensland corner.

On the 18th March 2020, the Prime Minister announced the relaxation of visas for 20,000 International student nurses.  What will this mean for QLD Nurses professionally? 

It has come to our attention that NPAQ members have received an email from Associate Professor Lynette Cusack, Registered nurse and midwife Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (Read here)

We have concerns regarding the imputations of this message during this professionally challenging time. Please familiarise yourself with its content.

The NPAQ State Executive has written to the Premier regarding arrangements to cope with this potential pandemic. Read the letter here.  They have their concerns, and we would like to hear yours. We intend to send further correspondence regarding your direct feedback.

Just because we are hoping it is not as bad as everyone seems to be making out, doesn't mean that we can simply "wait and see" without preparing for the worst. We are not criticizing the Premier but we are pleased that a response is finally being put into place. However, preparation levels are varying wildly between facilities.

NPAQ has the right to represent QLD Nurses

Before you get too excited about the Margaret Gilbert case, we have won the opening round, but it clearly establishes that NPAQ has the right to represent you because NPAQ is an industrial association (a trade union), the same as the legacy nurses union. 

Our members employed by Queensland Health are reminded of their entitlement to payment for the Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday public holidays.

Queensland Health has withdrawn its show cause and threat of disciplinary action against a Queensland nurse who told The Sunday Mail that student nurses were poorly trained.

Reported by Jackie Sinnerton, The Courier-Mail February 20, 2020 5:05pm