Northern Beaches ϳԹȺ nurses and midwives go on strike
Tuesday, 25 March, 2025
From 6 am on Monday, 24 March, nurses and midwives working at went on strike for 26 hours as part of a series of rolling stoppages at hospitals, the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association () announced.
In its announcement, NSWNMA said its members are calling on Healthscope — Australia’s second-largest private operator —“to put patients and staff before profits and implement safe working conditions for nurses and midwives so they can provide quality patient care”.
Being sought by NSWNMA members are:
- mandated nurse/midwife-to-patient ratios;
- a 15% one-year wage increase;
- 30% night shift penalties; and
- improved leave entitlements.
Life-preserving care and minimum staffing levels will be maintained throughout the stop work actions, NSWNMA confirmed.
This month, following a request from NSW Health Minister Ryan Park to NSW Parliament Public Accounts Committee Chair Jason Yat-Sen Li, it was announced that a parliamentary inquiry into the safety and quality of health services provided by Northern Beaches ϳԹȺ will be conducted.
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