Emergency wards to gain 4,000 extra nurses under winter plan
A $520m package funds recruitment, retention bonuses and 900 returning nurses — but unions say rosters, not headlines, will decide the winter.
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A $520m package funds recruitment, retention bonuses and 900 returning nurses — but unions say rosters, not headlines, will decide the winter.
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