John Hunter hospital ED to roll out Safe Staffing Levels Port POPUP - DAupdate Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 15, 2024 RECRUITMENT will shortly get underway for additional nurses in the John Hunter Hospital emergency department. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au John Hunter is among the next twelve hospitals across metropolitan and regional NSW to introduce Safe Staffing Levels in emergency departments. The Safe Staffing Levels initiative involves the introduction of minimum staffing levels on every shift. The staffing boost of frontline healthcare workers at John Hunter Hospital should enable a one-to-one nursing care ratio for generally occupied emergency department resuscitation beds on all shifts, and one nurse to three generally occupied ED treatment spaces and ED short-stay unit beds on all shifts. “The Safe Staffing Levels initiative involves the introduction of minimum staffing levels on every shift, which will result in more nurses employed in hospitals right across the state,” said Health Minister Ryan Park. “Importantly, this reform will deliver improved nursing numbers to provide care for patients while supporting our frontline healthcare staff.”
