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NSW Govt has repeatedly said it would cost $11bn to meet the demands of striking doctors. But that figure didn't make any sense, so I asked about it. Turns out most of the cost isn't wages but on fixing the health system via protecting patients and staff. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
Screenshot of article that reads: NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has repeatedly said it would cost the state $11 billion to meet the demands of the doctors’ union. The demands include a 30 per cent catch-up pay rise and measures to install safer working conditions. Doctors have struggled to work out how that figure came about. The entirety of the staff expenses bill for Health in the state this financial year is budgeted at $19.5 billion and doctors make up just 10 per cent of that workforce. When questioned, Park’s office conceded that figure is conceived over four years and is broken down further: $1.8 billion for pay increases, $4.7 billion for changes in conditions and $1.3 billion for “staff uplifts”. It did not say where the remaining $3.2 billion was allocated.
April 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM