Nearly half of Queensland nurses and midwives are considering leaving the profession amid chronic understaffing and aggression leading to burnout. Of the 20,000 Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union (QNMU) members, 46 per cent of them are overworked, burnt out and considering quitting, a poll revealed.
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00:00 Queensland's frontline public nurses and midwives are considering leaving the professions they love.
00:05 A Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union poll has revealed nearly 46% of Queensland Health
00:10 nurses and midwives surveyed are considering leaving their jobs in the next 12 months.
00:15 During the April 11 poll, we heard from more than 20,000 nurses and midwives,
00:19 with nearly half of those employed with Queensland Health considering leaving.
00:23 Nurses and midwives have long been committed to the provision of quality care.
00:27 They are there for Queenslanders, and they are there for their colleagues,
00:30 and they do not shy away from hard work or a challenge.
00:33 However, ongoing chronic understaffing is forcing frontline staff to reconsider remaining in the professions they love.
00:40 With a booming population and increasing out-of-pocket health expenses,
00:44 hospitals are struggling to get the staff they need to provide Queenslanders with the care they need.
00:48 Nurses and midwives have told us they're struggling.
00:51 Physically and mentally, they are bearing the brunt of insufficient staffing levels.
00:55 At a time when more people are turning to Queensland's public health system than ever before.
01:00 They are overworked. They are stretched to breaking.
01:02 They feel disrespected, and they feel undervalued.