tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post5853624201740611382..comments2024-01-28T19:45:49.757+13:00Comments on <img src="https://i.imgur.com/96UqJAN.jpg"> Australian Politics: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-57191616534148979542013-02-21T20:03:09.685+13:002013-02-21T20:03:09.685+13:00Cairns district got its cuts this week. They actu...Cairns district got its cuts this week. They actually have gone after higher levels of management and haven't really interfered much with the nurses on the floor. One mistake they have made, and it comes from no consultation with real people, is that they've overdone laying off the clerical and educational side to the point where legally required clerical work will just not get done. The Nurses have neither the time or the training to pick it all up, and they've axed Nurse education to the point of making what remains unsustainable. We have a lot of graduate nurses, and the quality of their training is questionable at best so they will be coming onto wards with minimal support. They are now saying that we are in a consultation phase but I think its really about how to implement what has already been decided. I also think Newman has kept his commitment to not hammer front-line staff, but he has no way of knowing what effects the decisions of others will lead to. one interesting thing. They axed the whole sexual health clinic service. If services are measured in disease prevention outcomes then they haven't exactly been a rousing success at what they do. Keep you informed. Interesting days, and its still unfolding. BTW, If the Union goes off about "cutting frontline staff" then its only half true.Paulnoreply@blogger.com