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court reporter Jamelle Wells

Nurses' union sues NSW government alleging understaffing, patient mistreatment

Nurses and midwives during a protest in Sydney's CBD late last year.  (ABC News: Harriet Tatham )

The NSW nurses' union has lodged a court case against the state government for breaching patient care awards, due to understaffing.

The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) has prepared a statement of claim for the Supreme Court for what it says is systemic non-compliance with staffing ratios state-wide, including at major hospitals such as Concord, Royal Prince Alfred, Westmead, Liverpool, Nepean, Wollongong and Gosford.

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