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Health
Sam McKeith

Sydney nurses walk out over staff shortage

The nurses union's Brett Holmes says COVID-19 and the flu have put immense strain on NSW hospitals. (AAP)

Emergency department nurses at two of Sydney's biggest hospitals have rallied over what they claim are chronic staffing shortages, as NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet concedes the state's health system is under "enormous pressure".

The Blacktown and Westmead hospital nurses staged a walk-out on Monday morning after completing their shifts to protest a lack of safe nurse-to-patient ratios and "severe understaffing" at the EDs.

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