NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has been accused of misleading nurses over an ongoing wages dispute. Source: AAP
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has been accused of misleading the state's nurses by covering up the government's true position on an ongoing wages dispute.
The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) says Mr O'Farrell sent a letter to its members on June 19 stating that discussions had "begun" over a new award.
The letter was in response to calls for safer nurse-to-patient ratios and for a new award wage.
However, NSWNMA general secretary Brett Holmes says the letter was sent almost three weeks after the O'Farrell government made a court application on May 30 to secure a new award that does not include nursing hours system improvements.
Mr O'Farrell's letter also failed to mention plans to reduce already-capped annual pay rises by 0.25 per cent to absorb increases in compulsory superannuation, he said.
Mr Holmes told AAP on Monday that Mr O'Farrell needs to "correct the misleading information he provided" to nurses and midwives.
He has written to Mr O'Farrell accusing the government of trying to create an impression that it is considering the members' claims.
"The inaccurate correspondence...amounts to a campaign to conceal the Government's true position," Mr Holmes wrote.
The letter also urges Mr O'Farrell to "reach an Award agreement which guarantees adequate nurses and midwives to provide safe patient care in all NSW public hospitals".
Some NSW nurses and midwives have worn red garments to work on Monday in protest against what they say is the government's failure to accept the NSWNMA's claims.
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