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. 

You may recall news about the Queensland Health memorandum distributed to every nurse in Q Health incorrectly stating that NPAQ didn't have the right to represent its members.

We do!! And it was very silly of the Queensland Labor Government, to put in writing something that is not only wrong, but requires them to have to make a public retraction. Watch this space! 

We had a significant win in the Fair Work Commission recently when we won the right to represent members in the health sector despite the best efforts of the QNMU to block us.  We triumphed in the Bolton Clark decision

Appointing NPAQ for Enterprise Agreement negotiations

Have you been advised that the Enterprise Agreement negotiations are underway at your workplace?

Then what happens...

Margaret Gilbert is a Duty Nurse Manager at The Prince Charles Hospital and has been in this position since 2007. She works within a cohesive team of five providing operational management as well as coordinating patient flow at TPCH over the 24hour continuum.

Knowledge is important!

We are generating a number of Fact Sheets at the request of our members. These will be distributed to hospitals and facilities by our Branch Secretaries (or any member who volunteers to assist) and are available here to download.

Check them out..

Professional Indemnity Insurance

How to make a PII claim

Sentinel event

What is Workplace Bullying

Work Related Violence and Your Safety

Right to Information 

We will continue to develop Fact Sheets based on priority - if you have a topic you believe needs simplifying email hotline@npaq.com.au and we will add to the list and follow-up.

Are your friends and colleagues part of the NPAQ Community? 

Ask them today, refer them to join and you both receive a referral gift as a Thank You!

Why Refer a Colleague?

Let your friends and colleagues know they too have a choice … and many great reasons to join!

They can save up to $268 on fees and you both receive a referral gift.

How?

Via our new 'Refer a Friend' widget.

Your Dashboard Referrals Display

Keep up-to-date with the status of your referrals. When you invite one of your friends/colleagues to join their name will appear on your Dashboard under the Referrals button.

If you believe you have a referral gift outstanding please contact 1300@npaq.com.au  

Insurance Myth Buster

A letter from the NPAQ President

An NPAQ member recently sent through a notification regarding NMBA looking into dis-endorsing RIPEN (Remote and Isolated Practice Endorsed Registered Nurse). The Registered Nurse was concerned that their current scope of practice will be weakened and devalued.

There are approximately 900 RIPEN endorsed nurses practicing in many places that have limited access to healthcare. These are Nurses who are devoted to these communities and want to improve the health outcomes of the people they serve.