Ramsay - time to put people before profits

Come on, Carmel: pay nurses and midwives at Ramsay fairly and agree to safe staffing ratios!

For over a year, NSW nurses and midwives working at Ramsay hospitals have been negotiating with Ramsay for a new workplace agreement.

As part of these negotiations, nurses and midwives have continued to present solutions to Ramsay management to ensure that Ramsay can continue to deliver high-quality, safe patient care, and to ensure working conditions are competitive in a tight labour market.

Nurses and midwives have proposed two modest yet effective measures:

A fair pay increase that will ensure Ramsay pay rates do not ...

Come on, Carmel: pay nurses and midwives at Ramsay fairly and agree to safe staffing ratios!

For over a year, NSW nurses and midwives working at Ramsay hospitals have been negotiating with Ramsay for a new workplace agreement.

As part of these negotiations, nurses and midwives have continued to present solutions to Ramsay management to ensure that Ramsay can continue to deliver high-quality, safe patient care, and to ensure working conditions are competitive in a tight labour market.

Nurses and midwives have proposed two modest yet effective measures:

A fair pay increase that will ensure Ramsay pay rates do not fall below the NSW public health system
The implementation of a nurse/midwife to patient ratio system that will ensure safe minimum levels of staffing in each ward or unit in Ramsay hospitals

Despite Ramsay losing nurses and midwives due to frustrations over low pay and unsafe working conditions, they have proposed an uncompetitive pay offer (3.25% from 1 July 2023, 3% from 1 July 2024, 2% from 1 March 2024, and 2.5% from 1 October 2025) and have refused to introduce ratios or any form of minimum safe staffing level.

Nurses and midwives deserve better – we are calling on Ramsay to negotiate in good faith and put a reasonable pay offer on the table, and to genuinely discuss the implementation of ratios in Ramsay hospitals.

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Send an email to the Ramsay CEO - it's time they put people before profits!

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Send an email to Ramsay CEO, Carmel Monaghan urging her to support Ramsay nurses and midwives by implementing safe staffing ratios and agreeing to a fair pay increase that will ensure Ramsay pay rates do not fall below the NSW public health system.

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Dear Ms Monaghan,

I stand firmly with the nurses and midwives at Ramsay in NSW and am appalled at your refusal to provide a fair pay rise and agree to safe staffing ratios.

Nurses and midwives at Ramsay Hospitals have heroically endured the COVID pandemic and are now grappling with the relentless pressures of rising living costs. They must be recognised and fairly paid for their work.

I have heard firsthand accounts from nurses and midwives at your hospitals about the intense and significant workload pressures they face daily. They are deeply committed to providing high-quality, safe patient care – but they often feel unable to do so because there are simply not enough nurses or midwives rostered on.

You have the power to act now. Give nurses and midwives at Ramsay the fair pay increases and safe staffing they deserve. By doing so, you will not only honour their dedication but also ensure that Ramsay remains an employer of choice, attracting and retaining skilled and experienced healthcare professionals.

For all these reasons, I urge you to listen to nurses and midwives in the negotiations for the new workplace agreement. Their demands are not just reasonable—they are essential for the wellbeing of both staff and patients.

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