Photos: NSW nurses and midwives strike for safe patient ratios

Kerry Smith
New South Wales
September 1, 2022
Issue 
1359
News

New South Wales nurses and midwives took strike action, for the third time this year, on September 1 for mandated safe nurse-to-patient ratios, better pay and conditions.

Nurses strike
Westmead Hospital in Sydney's west. Photo: Susan Price
Westmead Hospital in Sydney's west. Photo: Susan Price
Westmead Hospital in Sydney's west. Photo: Susan Price
Liverpool Hospital in Sydney's west. Photo: Paula Sanchez
Liverpool Hospital in Sydney's west. Photo: Paula Sanchez
Liverpool Hospital in Sydney's west. Photo: Paula Sanchez
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown. Photo: Peter Boyle
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Photo: Peter Boyle
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Photo: Peter Boyle
Newtown MP Jenny Leong at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Photo: Peter Boyle
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Photo: David Killingly
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Photo: David Killingly
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Photo: David Killingly
Nurses marching in Newcastle. Photo: Steve O'Brien
Newcastle nurses. Photo: Steve O'Brien
NSW nurses and midwives strike again over patient ratios, pay rises
Healthcare
Workers & unions
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)
Nurse-to-patient ratios
Strikes and industrial action
New South Wales Nurses and Midwives' Association (NSWNMA)
Australia

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