The NSW Government is investing $250,000 to upgrade key health worker accommodation at Barraba Multipurpose Service (MPS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding boost is part of the Minns Labor Government\u2019s $12 million investment in 61 projects as part of the Regional Health Minor Works Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding will modernise the Barraba MPS staff accommodation, including ensuites for the three bedrooms to improve privacy and comfort, and help incentivise and attract staff to the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne of the key issues we face in the healthcare system is staffing our facilities, and this issue is even more present in regional, rural and remote locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHaving modern, fit for purpose accommodation on site at healthcare facilities is a major drawcard in recruiting and retaining staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKey Health Worker Accommodation is so important to this government, we\u2019ve invested $200.1 million to increase the availability in critical locations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Labor Spokesperson for Tamworth, Anthony D\u2019Adam MLC:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe welcome this investment in Barraba MPS, and it\u2019s great to be part of a government that is making working and living in rural areas more attractive to health workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis upgrade to staff quarters at Barraba MPS will provide our health workers with modern and comfortable facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acting Executive Director of Infrastructure, Planning, and Sustainability Anna Styles-Tape:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis funding will provide staff with better amenities and will support our recruitment efforts and offerings to new and existing staff.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NSW Government is investing $250,000 to upgrade key health worker accommodation at Barraba Multipurpose Service (MPS). The funding boost is part of the Minns Labor Government\u2019s $12 million investment in 61 projects as part of the Regional Health Minor Works Program. The funding will modernise the Barraba MPS staff accommodation, including ensuites for the … Continue reading “$250,000 investment in key health staff accommodation at Barraba”<\/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-31395","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\/31395","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=31395"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31396,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31395\/revisions\/31396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}