Nearly half of Queensland nurses and midwives are considering leaving the profession amid chronic understaffing and aggression leading to burnout. Of the 20,000 Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union (QNMU) members, 46 per cent of them are overworked, burnt out and considering quitting, a poll revealed.
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00:00Queensland's frontline public nurses and midwives are considering leaving the professions they love.
00:04A Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union poll has revealed nearly 46% of Queensland Health
00:10nurses and midwives surveyed are considering leaving their jobs in the next 12 months.
00:15During the April 11 poll we heard from more than 20,000 nurses and midwives with nearly
00:19half of those employed with Queensland Health considering leaving. Nurses and midwives have
00:24long been committed to the provision of quality care. They are there for Queenslanders and they
00:29are there for their colleagues and they do not shy away from hard work or a challenge.
00:33However ongoing chronic understaffing is forcing frontline staff to reconsider remaining in the
00:38professions they love. With a booming population and increasing out-of-pocket health expenses
00:43hospitals are struggling to get the staff they need to provide Queenslanders with the care they
00:47need. Nurses and midwives have told us they're struggling physically and mentally they are
00:53bearing the brunt of insufficient staffing levels at a time when more people are turning to
00:57Queensland's public health system than ever before. They are overworked,
01:01they are stretched to breaking, they feel disrespected and they feel undervalued.