Australia mishandled coronavirus spread in aged care, nurses union says
- jack8463
- Jun 16, 2020
- 1 min read
The nurses union has accused the government of mishandling the spread of Covid-19 in aged care and warned there are no guarantees $750m of extra funding for the sector will be spent to protect patients rather than pocketed by providers.
The Australian Nurses and Midwifery Federation issued the warning in a submission to the Senate Covid-19 inquiry, which otherwise gives federal and state governments high marks for their handling of the global pandemic.
