PHOTO: Lighting Ridge members of the NSW Nurses & Midwives Association rallied outside the local MPS yesterday.
Nurses at Lightning Ridge were among hundreds who rallied yesterday (Thursday 16 March) in around twenty towns across the state over short staffing and the need for safe nurse-to-patient ratios.
Four members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Associaiton (NSW NMA) staged their protest during their break time at the Lightning Ridge MPS which the NMA says has some of the highest vacancies in the state.
According to the NMA, a recent review of full-time equivalent nursing vacancies has shown that Lightning Ridge MPS has 11.89 full time equivalent (FTE) positions that are not permanently filled.
Western Region organiser for the NMA Tracey Coyte said that while the Lightning Ridge rally probably didn’t draw a crowd, it was important for members in regional and remote areas to send their message along with others in the state…