Severely understaffed public hospitals in New South Wales (NSW) Australia are recruiting nurses from overseas, with nurses at Sydney public hospitals being begged to cancel their New Year’s leave amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the state.
St. George Hospital in South Sydney sent an email to its nursing staff, pleading with them to cancel their leave at the end of 2021, as staffing pressures soared due to increased numbers of patients and staff currently undergoing quarantine. The internal email which was sighted by the Guardian Australia warned that the hospitals could not keep up with the recent staffing demands.
