Campbelltown ED achieves Safe Staffing Levels | Australian Markets

Campbelltown Hospital has grow to be the lastest NSW hospital to implement the Safe Staffing Levels initiative because the NSW Government continues to ship on its promise to ship staffing reform.

Campbelltown Hospital not too long ago accomplished a profitable recruitment marketing campaign of more than 41 FTE nurses within the Emergency Department (ED), to facilitate the Safe Staffing Level necessities.

The staffing increase will allow a one-to-one nursing care ratio for typically occupied ED resuscitation beds on all shifts, and one nurse to a few typically occupied ED remedy areas and ED short-stay unit beds on all shifts.

The Safe Staffing Levels Taskforce was established to supervise the rollout of the Government’s dedication of 2,480 FTE over 4 years. It contains key leaders from the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), NSW Health, and native health districts.

Phase one of Safe Staffing Levels commenced within the stage 5 and 6 emergency departments, which deal with probably the most critically in poor health sufferers, and is now being applied progressively throughout different key areas in a phased strategy.

Implementing Safe Staffing Levels is only one of a vary of measures that the NSW Government is embracing to construct a more supported health workforce, together with:

•funding the equal of 1,112 FTE nurse and midwife positions on an ongoing foundation;
•abolishing the wages cap and delivering the best pay increase in over a decade for nurses and different health employees; and
•recruiting 500 extra paramedics in regional, rural and distant communities.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Health, Ryan Park:

“The Minns Labor Government is continuous to ship Safe Staffing Levels, one of probably the most important reforms in the best way our hospitals have been staffed in many years.

“Completing the roll out of Safe Staffing Levels in the Emergency Department at Campbelltown Hospital is a significant accomplishment and reflects the Government’s commitment to continuing to improve service delivery.”

Quotes attributable to Member for Campbelltown, Greg Warren:

“This important reform aims to provide better support to our hardworking frontline health staff, and more timely, personalised care to the community here in Campbelltown.”

Quotes attributable to Member for Camden, Sally Quinnell:

“I’m so happy to see these roll outs that aim to improve access to safe, high-quality care in our community while better supporting our incredible healthcare workers.”

Quotes attributable to the Member for Leppington Nathan Hagarty:

“Campbelltown Hospital is a critical health hub for many families across the Leppington electorate and staffing reforms like this mean more nurses and aim to deliver better outcomes for patients. I’m proud to be part of a government delivering real reform that supports both patients and our frontline workers.”

Quotes attributable to Member for Wollondilly Judy Hannan:

“It is wonderful to see the Government support and back the workers at Campbelltown Hospital, and as the major hospital for the region it is a win for anyone from Wollondilly who uses the hospital.”

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