ANMF calling upon the Newman Government to cease health cuts and privatisation of public hospitals in Queensland
We the undersigned members and supporters of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) from around Australia condemn the Newman LNP government in Queensland for:
- Cutting over 1100 FTE nursing and midwifery positions since its election in 2012;
- Ceasing many vital public health services to the community of Queensland, especially in the areas of primary, preventative, community health services and residential aged care as well as services to vulnerable communities such as indigenous and rural and remote communities;
- The privatisation of public hospitals and health services, including a number of state government nursing homes and proposed privatisation of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and aspects of the Queensland Children’s Hospital;
- Undermining the integrity and governance of nursing and midwifery through attacks on nursing and midwifery career and classification structures; and
- Attacks on the rights of workers and their unions through the introduction of draconian industrial relations legislation and the stripping back of hard won rights at work.
We support the efforts of the ANMF Queensland Branch (the Queensland Nurses’ Union) to oppose these actions by the Newman LNP government given the threat these pose to the integrity of nursing and midwifery in Queensland and the provision of high quality health services to the community of Queensland.
We call upon the Newman LNP government to immediately cease its vicious cuts to jobs and services in Queensland Health and the planned privatisation of public health services and abandon its repressive and adversarial approach to industrial relations.
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Reached 250 supporters
November 14, 2013
November 11, 2013
We are approaching 250 signatures which serves as the threshold for our formal submission to the Legislative Assembly. Please direct your networks to the link immediately so we reach this target before the upcoming review session.
September 15, 2013
The petition reached 100 signatures this morning. I have begun drafting a formal letter for the Legislative Assembly to present these concerns directly to the Speaker.
Reached 100 supporters
September 14, 2013
September 12, 2013
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark which serves as the threshold for submitting our initial brief to the health minister. Please direct your contacts to the petition link immediately so we can finalize the document for delivery.
7 Comments
As someone who previously lived in QLD and is planning on returning I am extremely worried about the Newman Govt's health cuts and privatisation
The Newman Government must cease any further health cuts as it will have an immediate and long term affect upon patients and will affect the ability to provide a high standard of care to patients
My sister is a nurse at the RBWH and she is absolutely burnt out. These cuts are hurting the staff and the patients who really need help. Stop this now.
Working in rural QLD is hard enough without the government pulling funding out from under us. We need more nurses not less.
PRIVATISING HOSPITALS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. LEAVE OUR HEALTH SYSTEM ALONE.
Please support our valuable nurses. They are very well trained professionals.
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ANMF calling upon the Newman Government to cease health cuts and privatisation of public hospitals in Queensland
We the undersigned members and supporters of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) from around Australia condemn the Newman LNP government in Queensland for:
- Cutting over 1100 FTE nursing and midwifery positions since its election in 2012;
- Ceasing many vital public health services to the community of Queensland, especially in the areas of primary, preventative, community health services and residential aged care as well as services to vulnerable communities such as indigenous and rural and remote communities;
- The privatisation of public hospitals and health services, including a number of state government nursing homes and proposed privatisation of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and aspects of the Queensland Children’s Hospital;
- Undermining the integrity and governance of nursing and midwifery through attacks on nursing and midwifery career and classification structures; and
- Attacks on the rights of workers and their unions through the introduction of draconian industrial relations legislation and the stripping back of hard won rights at work.
We support the efforts of the ANMF Queensland Branch (the Queensland Nurses’ Union) to oppose these actions by the Newman LNP government given the threat these pose to the integrity of nursing and midwifery in Queensland and the provision of high quality health services to the community of Queensland.
We call upon the Newman LNP government to immediately cease its vicious cuts to jobs and services in Queensland Health and the planned privatisation of public health services and abandon its repressive and adversarial approach to industrial relations.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
November 14, 2013
November 11, 2013
We are approaching 250 signatures which serves as the threshold for our formal submission to the Legislative Assembly. Please direct your networks to the link immediately so we reach this target before the upcoming review session.
September 15, 2013
The petition reached 100 signatures this morning. I have begun drafting a formal letter for the Legislative Assembly to present these concerns directly to the Speaker.
Reached 100 supporters
September 14, 2013
September 12, 2013
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark which serves as the threshold for submitting our initial brief to the health minister. Please direct your contacts to the petition link immediately so we can finalize the document for delivery.
7 Comments
Campbell Newman needs to become a patient in the public health system, waiting in ED for over 24 hours for a ward bed, no sleep, lights on 24/7, and he would immediately cease to cut vital services which have been hard fought for by our unions.
As someone who previously lived in QLD and is planning on returning I am extremely worried about the Newman Govt's health cuts and privatisation
The Newman Government must cease any further health cuts as it will have an immediate and long term affect upon patients and will affect the ability to provide a high standard of care to patients
My sister is a nurse at the RBWH and she is absolutely burnt out. These cuts are hurting the staff and the patients who really need help. Stop this now.
Working in rural QLD is hard enough without the government pulling funding out from under us. We need more nurses not less.
PRIVATISING HOSPITALS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. LEAVE OUR HEALTH SYSTEM ALONE.
Please support our valuable nurses. They are very well trained professionals.
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Campbell Newman needs to become a patient in the public health system, waiting in ED for over 24 hours for a ward bed, no sleep, lights on 24/7, and he would immediately cease to cut vital services which have been hard fought for by our unions.