LNP promised an additional 46,000 health professionals by 2032<\/a> \u2013 how are they going to attract those workers with inadequate wages and poor conditions?<\/p>\n\u201cWe surveyed our nuclear medicine scientists: over a third already had job offers from interstate or private providers. Over 70% said they were looking for work elsewhere. We only have 85 nuclear medicine scientists working in public hospitals in Queensland, they\u2019re vital for imaging and treatment, mainly for cancer. We\u2019re expecting similar figures from radiation therapists who we\u2019re surveying now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese workers weren\u2019t expecting much from this Government. Nobody in the Queensland public sector is celebrating big steps forward in their wages and conditions. But for some to have their take home pay cut so savagely is a huge kick in the guts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Members will take action at worksites around the state, including: providing business cards to patients asking them to support workers by signing an open letter to the health minister; writing messages of protest on windows, doors and notice boards; and bans on work which does not impact urgent patient care.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur members are committed to patient safety \u2013 in fact, key issues in the agreement are around workload and staffing levels that are impacting patient care,\u201d Ms Scalon said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur members are sounding the alarm, and Queensland Health need to address these issues to keep serving the community and keep our healthcare system functioning.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the Union and Queensland Health have been unable to reach an agreement, conciliation begins on Friday 7 November at the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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