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6008 - NURSES AT THE JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Health, and Minister for Medical Research
  1. How many extra nurses will be employed at the John Hunter Hospital as a result of the current recruitment process to alleviate understaffing in operating theatres?
  2. Will the Government follow the recommendations of the external expert review commissioned by the Nurses and Midwives Association to make 37 extra nursing positions available?
    1. If not, why not?
Answer -

I am advised:

(1) - (2) 14 full-time equivalent operating theatre nurses have been recruited over the past 12 to 18 months. Operating theatre lists and staffing levels are reviewed daily and monitored regularly to ensure appropriate patient care and that the Public Health System Nurses' and Midwives' (State) Award and ACORN 2008 standards are being met.

Hunter New England Local Health District has received a notice of discontinuance from the NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association regarding the dispute about nurse numbers in John Hunter Hospital Operating Theatres.

Question asked on 12 August 2014 (session 55-2) and to be printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 1
Answer received on 16 September 2014 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 4

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