PHOTO: An already strained staffing situation in regional/remote communities may be about to become that much worse due to upcoming pay scale changes. (Photo sourced.)
LOCAL Coonamble nurses have flagged recent changes to agency nursing, which may have flow-on effects that further strain an already short-staffed multi-purpose centre.
The Coonamble Times is told that come June 2023 pay scales will change for agency nurses and towns like Coonamble which had previously been able to get agency nurses will lose their bargaining power.
“At the moment . . .
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