NSW public hospitals are to enjoy the services of more nurses and midwives than ever before as the State prepares to welcome thousands of new graduates.
Announced by Premier, Dominic Perrottet, more than 2,800 graduate nurses and midwives will start work across 130 NSW public hospitals and health facilities this year.
“We owe a great deal of thanks to these graduates,” Mr Perrottet said.
“Many of them have already been working as students in NSW’s vaccination and testing clinics,” he said.
“They have done an exceptional job.”
Mr Perrottet said the new nurses and midwives would bolster the ranks of frontline health workers who had done an incredible job helping to keep people safe throughout the pandemic.
“We can’t thank them enough for their selfless dedication,” he said.
Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard thanked the graduates whom he said were joining NSW Health at “an incredibly challenging time”.
Mr Hazzard said that, throughout their first year, graduates were provided with opportunities in a variety of clinical settings to ensure they gained a range of experience and consolidated the skills and knowledge developed at university.
Minister for Regional Health, Bronnie Taylor said more than 40 per cent of the graduates would work in rural and regional areas of NSW.
“Around 1,200 of these fantastic new graduate nurses and midwives will soon be working on the frontline in our regional emergency departments, maternity wards and community teams, making a huge difference in the bush,” Mrs Taylor said.
