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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

NSW promises more nurses to field growing number of sexual assault cases

Hospital emergency sign
The NSW government has announced dozens of sexual assault nurse examiners will be hired amid a statewide shortage of trained medical professionals. Photograph: Paul Miller/AAP

Dozens of sexual assault nurse examiners will be hired in New South Wales in a bid to deal with the increasing number of sexual assault presentations, amid a statewide shortage of trained medical professionals.

The state government will pledge almost $53m over four years to fund the positions when it hands down its first budget on Tuesday, having already scrapped the public sector wage cap in a bid to bolster health services.

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