Nurses and midwives are launching legal action against the NSW government over staffing ratios they say are leaving patients with inadequate care.
The NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association revealed plans on Wednesday to file a case in the Supreme Court which accuses the government of repeatedly breaching award conditions.
It says widespread non-compliance with required staffing levels has deprived patients of more than 100,000 hours of nursing care at multiple public hospitals.