I’m a registered nurse and have worked in health for 40 years. I am tired.

Tired of being told we have adequate staffing (we don’t), tired of being told the system is coping well (it isn’t), tired of fighting for safe patient ratios that never seem to come.

Then COVID came and it all got worse.

I currently work six shifts per week and get daily texts offering me up to 10 different shifts per day.

The staff are tired due to leave cancellations and extra shifts.

I don’t want to get flogged on every shift, but the system is overwhelmed and understaffed. The NSW health system needs to dramatically increase the FTE of nurses.

I just want to provide safe patient care.

Tod Adams, RN