New South Wales nurses and midwives have renewed their calls for better safe staff-to-patient ratios, which they say have put a strain on hospital system in a confronting television commercial. However, with the state election just six months away, neither the New South Wales government nor the Labor opposition have responded so far to the call….

Thousands of nurses in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have taken the streets of Sydney’s CBD to urge the state government to accept their demands for a pay rise, improved maternity staffing, and mandated nurse-to-patient ratios. The 24-hour state-wide strike began at 7 a.m. on March 31 for most nurses and midwives…