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Nurses Stop Work to Protect Frontline Health – 8 Dec 2011
Nurses across Tasmania will escalate their campaign to protect frontline health with a stop work meeting and the consideration of further industrial action.
The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) Tasmanian Branch says members are frustrated and angry at the Tasmanian State Government’s actions to slash hospital beds and not continue the employment of up to 900 nurses.
Branch Secretary Neroli Ellis said, “Nurses are still working double shifts and overtime to cope with the hospitals running near 100% occupancy, whilst the DHHS now terminates nurses on fixed term contracts. This is not a cost saving and despite the risks identified by nurses, the Government is unwavering in its short-sighted attempt to cut costs, which is now putting patient care at risk.
“We understand the seriousness of stop work action, but this Government has pushed us to the point where we have no other option.”
Nurses will maintain their duty of care to patients, and wards will be staffed safely during the stop work action. Attendance at the stop work rally is in unpaid time.
“The ANF has also written to the Premier to seek an assurance from the Government that nurses will be granted full indemnity in the event of an adverse outcome that may occur as a result of these budget cuts,” said Mrs Ellis.
“The Government must be held accountable for the decisions they are enforcing and the public needs to be assured they will receive the service they require”.
Launceston General Hospital
1430 – 1530 hours Thursday 8 December Front Entrance
North West Regional Hospital
1430 – 1530 hours Friday 9 December Main Entrance Burnie Campus
Royal Hobart Hospital
1430 – 1530 hours Monday 12 December Liverpool Street Main Entrance
Tasmanian nurses and Neroli Ellis (ANF Branch Secretary) will be available for interviews.Media enquiries: Neroli Ellis, 0408 037 589
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