Health workers are drowning - and they need help. Shocking figures reveal more than 80 per cent – or four out of five patients who went to NSW hospital emergency departments last year, could have been treated outside an ED. hsu.asn.au/stay-informed/new…
Public hearings for the Special Commision of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding resumed today. This historic Special Commision was fought for and won by HSU members who stood up and said, "enough is enough - time to fix our health system!"
Those members know all too well the NSW health care system is at breaking point due to bottlenecks, over-servicing, and waste.
It was only because HSU members kept calling out these issues that the special commission was announced - now through their testimony before the commission we'll build a case for change.
The NSW health care system is at breaking point due to bottlenecks, over-servicing, waste and outright rorts - right now, we're looking down the barrel of losing universal healthcare for future generations!
That's why the Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding - fought for and won by HSU members - is vital to getting our public health system back to functioning the way it should.
These same HSU members are today meeting with the Commission to give their views
For the first time in over a decade, HSU members in our public hospitals and health facilities are going into a round of bargaining this year. They're finally going to have the chance to argue for pay and conditions that match their importance to our health system!
It's clear that HSU members have a fight on their hands this year, but they're more than equal to the task. I won't apologise for demanding a better lot for health workers - I'll be standing alongside them every step.
We have just stopped a potential exodus of NSW paramedics to Queensland and other states! I was proud to stand today with HSU paramedics to secure an average 29 per cent pay increase after months of telling the NSW government it was time to listen!
For far too long NSW paramedics have been the lowest paid in Australia and the most injured. Now, this stops.
This has been a tough fight, a draining one. But at every point of the way HSU paramedics said they it was high time the NSW government listened and finally offered professional pay and respect for the grueling job they do day in and day out.
Paramedics care DEEPLY about serving their communities and providing world-class care.
They’re not taking action on a whim – it’s well past time their professionalism and expertise was recognised with a commensurate rate of pay!
