Despite a desperate state-wide shortage of over 21,000 nurses, recent nursing graduates are struggling to secure employment due to severe hospital budgetary constraints.

Nurses Professional Association President Kara Thomas joined Ben Davis on 4BC Mornings to talk about the "cycle of dysfunction" where bed-blocking and activity-based funding cuts are causing dangerous overcrowding and staff burnout.

Despite a desperate state-wide shortage of over 21,000 nurses, recent nursing graduates are struggling to secure employment due to severe hospital budgetary constraints.
Nurses Professional Association President Kara Thomas joined Ben Davis on 4BC Mornings to talk about the "cycle of dysfunction" where bed-blocking and activity-based funding cuts are causing dangerous overcrowding and staff burnout.

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Queensland hospitals face 21,000 staff shortage yet leave graduates jobless

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/9837306d-73dc-41aa-ae68-b3b000011b71/transcript

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