Victorian opposition pledges new training for 40,000 nurses

The Victorian opposition has upped the stakes in the pre-election healthcare bidding war, pledging to train 40,000 nurses as part of a $325 million plan if it wins government in November.

Key points:

• The opposition's plan would see 40,000 nurses and midwives recruited or upskilled

• A similar Andrews government pledge covered training for 10,000 nursing and midwifery students

• Between them, Labor and the Coalition have announced almost $15 billion worth of proposed spending in the healthcare sector

The announcement means Victoria's fraying healthcare system will remain firmly at the centre of the election campaign, as the opposition and government continue to trade blows on the hotly contested political battleground.

The opposition's plan would see 18,000 new and upskilled nurses and midwives across the public and private systems, on top of the 22,000 already pledged by the Labor Government

Read more at https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-28/victoria-election-training-opposition-scholarships-nurses-health/101480642