Branch Secretary of the Health Service Union of South Australia & Northern Territory
Adelaide
Joined December 2021
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Vale smithy. Deepest sympathies to his family and the TWU community.
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The mounting stress on the health workforce now sees HSU OT members taking industrial action. Chronic understaffing of OTs is a key issue.
“These issues cause delays that significantly impact bed block and ramping and places unrelenting pressure on workers.” - @BillyElrickHSU
Horror night in emergency departments in SA hospitals adelaidenow.com.au/news/sout… via @thetiser
We need to build a health workforce that can cope with seasonal pressures.
A raft of elective surgery has been cancelled as COVID-19 and the flu threaten to push the state's hospitals to breaking point. Hundreds of staff have also called in sick. Details in 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | 7NEWS.com.au @AndreaLNicolas #7NEWS
Our health services enter yet another Code Yellow. Many Allied Health Professionals are essential for patient discharge, but we're facing persistent understaffing challenges. Urgent action needed to ensure adequate care for all. Allied Health are crucial in reducing bed block!
Breaking: @abcnews understands SA Health has called a system-wide internal emergency. Elective surgeries being reduced. More to come at 7PM
My deepest condolences to all touched by today’s tragedy.
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Workers in retail, fast food, hospitals, aged care, servos, hospitality and other essential services finally have a public holiday today.
A ten year campaign to secure the Easter Sunday public holiday in SA has been won.
Weekend workers are not second class citizens.
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Significant day for the NDIS with @billshortenmp releasing NDIS Review’s final report.
Lifting quality & safeguards, reforming pricing & payment approaches & ending worker exploitation are key to strengthening the NDIS workforce & delivering better outcomes for participants.
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SEVERE Access Block: 18 people waiting >24hrs (a whole day!) for bed in hospital, 20 more >12hrs
Is waiting this long for a bed acceptable?
@PictonChris @ANMFSA @SA_Ambulance @acemonline @amasamembers @sasmoa4doctors
sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/c…
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Australia's workplace laws need an update to safeguard workers and their livelihoods. No more exploitation! It's time to close the loopholes that allow big business to push down wages and job conditions.
It's time to pass the Closing Loopholes Bill!
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The South Australian union movement congratulate the state and federal government on their collaborative and evidence-based approach to the new National Skills Agreement.
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Thank you, friends, for sending your love & care in this sad time.
Thank you to the many thousands of volunteers for taking action. You were part of an unprecedented movement that will continue on toward justice for First Nations people.
The below statement went out last night. – at Sydney, New South Wales
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Happy #AHPsDay to all the amazing #AHPs out there! 🎉🥳
We're so grateful for your dedication, hard work, and expertise. You make a real difference to the people & communities across health & care services every day.
Have a FABULOUS day all of you #AHPCommunity 🌟
#AHPsDeliver
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Sending love and solidarity to those who hoped for a different outcome. To those who put themselves out there and worked so hard for change. Who dreamed of better. Always was, always will be. – at Melbourne, Victoria
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Like two peas in a pod, Dutton and Joyce are opposed to Labor’s ‘Closing the Loopholes’ legislation.
Currently, Qantas outsources its workforce to 38 subsidiaries in order to pay workers less and cut conditions.
Our government is committed to closing this loophole and making the system fairer for hardworking Australians.
But the Opposition are backing Alan Joyce and Qantas because the Liberals and Nationals are for low pay.
Great work by Occupational Therapists today! The OT workforce crisis needs to be addressed.
Furious occupational therapists have rallied outside the SA Health building claiming they are overworked and understaffed. 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | 7NEWS.com.au #saparli #7NEWS
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TUNE IN: Occupational Therapist and HSU member Monika will be sharing why she is joining her colleagues at today's rally outside SA Health to fight for the best health services and care possible for her patients.
Listen in to @abcadelaide radio from 10:45am this morning.