Senate debates

Thursday, 27 October 2022

Bills

Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022; In Committee

10:35 am

Photo of Anne RustonAnne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

Has the government done any research since coming into government to reassess and stock-take the number of nurses currently in the sector? Because we do know there is quite a lot of pressure and stress, and a workforce that is highly susceptible to burnout from the conditions they have experienced over the last three years with the amazing job they did in dealing with COVID. Has there been any reassessment of the impact of the last three years on our nursing workforce and how that may impact on the ability of provisions of this bill to be implemented?

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