The Nationals candidate for Cessnock, Ash Barnham, has announced 27 new nurses and midwives, who’ll be joining the lower hunter sector this year. This will improve local health services and deliver the care your family deserves.
The work that nurses and midwives do in Cessnock and surrounds is absolutely fantastic. The commitment, compassion and skills they bring to the role make a huge difference and contribute greatly to the health and wellbeing of the people of Cessnock.
According go the LNP between mid-2012 and mid-2022 NSW Health increased its workforce by an additional 25,700 full time equivalent staff – an increase of 25.2 per cent, including 9,340 more nurses and midwives, 4,140 more doctors, and 2,490 more allied health staff.
The NSW Nationals in Government recently announced the largest workforce boost in the nation’s history in the 2022-23 Budget with a $4.5 billion investment over four years for 10,148 full-time equivalent staff to hospitals and health services across NSW.