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EXPERIENCED nurses at Albury Base Hospital could be replaced by less qualified staff according to a leaked memorandum from the Greater Southern Area Health Service.
The memo from the embattled service says it has identified 53 full-time equivalent registered nursing staff, including 18 at the Albury Base Hospital, which could be filled by enrolled nurses.
It said the changes at Albury would save about $360,000 and result in a saving of more than $1 million across the health service.
Other hospitals targeted in the region include Corowa, Berrigan and Denili-quin.
Opposition health spokeswoman Jillian Skinner said the move would “dumb down” the service and was a decision based purely on the basis of saving money.
“These changes will put lives at risk with regional hospitals forced to rely on locum or overseas trained doctors and now inexperienced nurses,” she said.
“With smaller hospitals already having trouble recruiting full-time doctors, in many cases it is the experienced registered nurses holding them together. “Getting rid of them (nurses) makes no sense. With many smaller hospitals in regional areas, the State Labor Government is seeking to create a second-class health system that has fewer experienced clinicians in rural areas.”
Greater Southern Area Health Service has responded by saying the changes would ensure a mix of skills that would better cater for patients’ needs.
Director of Nursing and Midwifery Karen Lenihan said the changes were practical and would not affect services.
“The quality of care and patient safety has to remain our number one priority,” she said.
“Enrolled nurses are still qualified, they are just a different level of nurse.
“There will still be registered nurses on duty on each shift.
“The skills mix will ensure our hospitals have the right number of nurses with the right skills, providing the right care in the right place.”
Ms Lenihan said the changes would be implemented through natural attrition, not through redundancy, and progressive staff changes during 2009.
“Nurses are our most valuable resource and there is a shortage of them,” she said. source
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