NPAA - Nurses' Professional Association Australia

🚨 When equipment fails, nurses don’t get a second chance. Reports from Cairns Hospital show: ❌ An ECG machine unavailable during an emergency ❌ A backup machine not charged ❌ A fire extinguisher not ready when needed — with a nurse injured stepping in hubs.la/Q0480H050

🚨 “Resilience training” instead of security. Let that sink in. Nurses at Riverlands are being terrorised, threatened, and in some cases trapped, and the response? 👉 More training. Not protection. hubs.la/Q047FdT90

Aged care is heading toward a workforce cliff. Nearly 1 in 4 health workers are approaching retirement, and projections show Australia could be short 400,000 workers by 2050. hubs.la/Q045Gsqf0

Doctors are right to call this what it is: “the wrong reform at the wrong time” Slashing ambulance transfer targets to 45 minutes sounds decisive. It looks good in a press release. But it does nothing to fix the real crisis. hubs.la/Q045v8Hc0

What tasks are you doing that someone else could do while patients are waiting for care? Your experiences matter. The system won’t change unless we talk honestly about what’s happening on the ground. hubs.la/Q045vfLG0

A generational shift for nurse prescribing is one step closer. The Senate Committee has recommended passing legislation to allow designated RNs to prescribe under the PBS from July 2026. This is meaningful recognition of nurses’ education, skill and clinical judgement. hubs.la/Q045klBb0

AHPRA says its “number one priority is to prevent harm.” Yet after multiple complaints about a gynaecologist, patients were reportedly told their matters would go no further. Colleagues say concerns were dismissed. hubs.la/Q045kcXk0

🚨 Mental health wards are becoming too dangerous to work in. Doctors and nurses in NSW are warning that chronic understaffing and inadequate security are putting both staff and patients at risk Read article here: hubs.la/Q044MbYP0

We fought and we WON! After months of nurses speaking up about staffing, data manipulation, bed block mould, Legionella detections and crumbling infrastructure, the government announced a modular expansion adding 51 beds, including renal and HDU capacity. hubs.la/Q044Mdcs0 That didn’t happen by accident. It happened because frontline nurses refused to stay silent. We will keep exposing what needs to be fixed — and pushing until it’s safely staffed. Are you seeing issues in your hospital? Comment below or email hotline@redunion.com.au When nurses speak together and stand for their patients, change follows.

🚨 AHPRA overturned on cosmetic nurse practitioners A Victorian tribunal has confirmed that registered nurses working in cosmetic medicine can qualify as nurse practitioners — rejecting AHPRA’s blanket position against endorsement NPAA stands for clarity, consistency and respect for nursing expertise. Let us know your thoughts in the comments or via email at hotline@redunion.com.au hubs.la/Q044M8pH0

Nurses at Gladstone Hospital have spoken out about Legionella detections, mould contamination and deteriorating infrastructure. It takes courage to speak up. And too often, nurses are dismissed when they do. Comment below or email hotline@redunion.com.au

NPAA has formally raised serious concerns about Legionella detections, mould contamination and unsafe water use at Gladstone Hospital. Tell us you story in the comments or via our email hotline@redunion.com.au hubs.la/Q043x0_Z0

We are standing up to raise nurses’ concerns at Gladstone Hospital. Nurses have reported repeated Legionella detections, mould contamination and unsafe water use — including in areas caring for babies and vulnerable patients.

📢 Who gets the good shifts? Aged care workers are speaking out about rostering bias — and it’s tearing teams apart. When shifts aren’t allocated fairly, morale collapses and trust disappears. hubs.la/Q03Z-SrP0

On 4BC this morning, NPAQ President Kara Thomas called it out - Queensland’s health system is failing its nurses. Today’s Courier-Mail story shows the absurdity: we’re staring down a 21,000 nurse shortage, yet graduates can’t get jobs.

🚨 MODERN SLAVERY FEARS IN AGED CARE 🚨 We've uncovered disturbing reports of migrant aged-care workers being exploited across Australia - in the media this weekend. If you have any information about migrant worker exploitation please contact us: 📧 hotline@redunion.com.au

Queensland’s hospital system isn’t “under pressure" - it’s breaking, and nurses are carrying the weight. This isn’t a staffing failure. This isn’t a funding accident. This is policy failure. NPAA President Kara Thomas has penned an article 👇 hubs.la/Q03W4H7W0

The Grattan Institute just spelled it out: Australia is wasting billions by blocking nurses from working to the top of our scope. Drop it in the comments — your voice drives this fight. hubs.la/Q03VLSzQ0