In the largest workforce boost in the history of Australian healthcare, patients will gain an extra 5000 nurses and midwives under a NSW Liberals & Nationals Government.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian said the unprecedented workforce rise over four years obliterates Labor\u2019s pledge, which does not have the economic credentials to match it.
\n\u201cWe are investing $2.8 billion to recruit thousands of extra nurses, midwives and frontline staff to care for patients, far more than Labor promised,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cLabor promised hundreds of nurses across NSW in its election material but the Liberals & Nationals are boosting frontline staff numbers to figures never seen before.
\n\u201cPatients in NSW will now have more nurses to look after them and nurses will have more colleagues to share the workload \u2013 all due to our strong economic management.\u201d
\nDeputy Premier John Barilaro said almost half the new nurses and midwives employed will be in regional areas. In total, 8300 frontline staff, including doctors, allied health and other professionals will be added to the workforce, with 45 per cent in the regions.
\n\u201cWhether you are in Byron or Bombala, Broken Hill or Bulahdelah, Wagga Wagga or Walgett, you will get the care you need, much closer to home,\u201d Mr Barilaro said.
\nHealth Minister Brad Hazzard said nursing hours per patient day will increase dramatically in Peer Group B and C hospitals across NSW, from 5.2 hours to six hours and 5.5 to six hours respectively.
\n\u201cThis increase in nurse numbers equates to even higher nurse to patient ratios than the NSW Nurses & Midwives\u2019 Association asked for and leaves Labor\u2019s promises in the dust,\u201d Mr Hazzard said.
\n\u201cNo other State or Territory in Australia could match this commitment and the only reason we can deliver it is thanks to eight years of strong economic management.\u201d
\nThe NSW Liberals & Nationals have boosted the nursing and midwifery workforce by almost 20 per cent to 51,890 while in Government, and the number of doctors has\u00a0soared 35 per cent to 12,100 \u2013 huge increases compared to the workforce under Labor. In total 16,000 extra frontline health staff have been employed since 2011, up 23 per cent on Labor.
\nThe new investment will fund targeted areas of services and workforce including:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Liberals & Nationals Government has built or upgraded more than 100 hospitals and health facilities since elected, with 100 more underway,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\nMr Hazzard said more than half of the hospital redevelopments or upgrades are in regional NSW, where many of the new staff will be deployed. \u00a0 \u201cGood patient care relies not only on first-class facilities but skilled people to deliver it, which is why we are building on our commitment to look after those who look after us,\u201d Mr Hazzard said.
\nAchievements of the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government in health include:<\/p>\n
In the largest workforce boost in the history of Australian healthcare, patients will gain an extra 5000 nurses and midwives under a NSW Liberals & Nationals Government. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the unprecedented workforce rise over four years obliterates Labor\u2019s pledge, which does not have the economic credentials to match it. \u201cWe are investing $2.8 … Continue reading “5000 EXTRA NURSES & MIDWIVES TO BE RECRUITED \u2013 LARGEST EVER HEALTH WORKFORCE BOOST IN NSW”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1589\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}