Royal Prince Alfred hospital management pauses cuts across women and babies unit after protests
Exclusive: One midwife said staff were ‘so relieved that the cuts had been paused’ and that they hoped a fair roster could be negotiated
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Management at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) in Sydney will pause its cuts to staffing levels across its women and babies unit, just days after staff protested the changes.
On Tuesday, dozens of midwives and other clinical staff held a snap rally outside RPA, one of the city’s major tertiary hospitals, claiming that management’s decision to reduce the number of midwives rostered on to the birthing unit risked the lives of mothers and babies. Continue reading...
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