NURSES and political combatants took to the steps of Ray Walsh House on Saturday as the fight to increase staffing at a local hospital rolled-on.
Local members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) brought their fight to increase staffing numbers at the Manilla Multi-Purpose Service to Peel Street in Tamworth as the electorate’s prospective parliamentarians pledged their promises to the union.
NSWNMA members from Manilla, Tamworth, Gunnedah, Werris Creek and Barraba branches united to protest staffing issues at their hospitals that are putting patient safety at risk.
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Nurses and midwives called on the government to introduce a more reliable staffing system that would provide guaranteed minimum ratios in every ward, on every shift, creating a safer environment for patients and a clear understanding of how many patients they have to care for.
For the first time, all four of Tamworth’s confirmed state election candidates, Kevin Anderson, Jeff Bacon, Stephen Mears and Mark Rodda were all together spruiking their policies.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
