Nurses at Gosford Hospital say their patients are suffering due to unsafe workloads and employee levels, amid reports of repeated staffing breaches.
Central Coast nurses Kelly and Meg say they are stretched to breaking point.abc.net.au/news/gosford-hospital-nurses-rally-understaffed-overworked-nsw/102103938Some patients are missing out on medication, showers and meals due to widespread understaffing in hospitals across New South Wales, according to the state's Nurses and Midwives Association.
In the statement of claim for the Supreme Court, the union has alleged that patients at numerous major hospitals in NSW have recently missed out on 120,000 hours of nursing care due to "systemic understaffing". Another local nurse and Wyong union delegate, Kelly Falconer, said the breaches have made it "really hard" for the hospital to attract and hire new staff.The union has long pushed for a one-nurse-to-four-patients ratio, which it says is necessary to deliver safe health care.
"NHPPD considers the numbers of patients, their complexity, acuity and care needs while allowing for the professional judgement of nurses and managers to adjust staffing levels to reflect the changing care needs of patients," a spokesperson said. "That's hours that you're missing care for your loved one, it's pain relief that's not been given or antibiotics that are not been given; it's complications after falls whether they have broken bones or bleeds in their brain."
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