The Victorian Coalition pledges to offer four years of free public transport for nurses, aged care workers and allied healthcare workers in both the private and public sector, if it wins the November election.
The Victorian opposition has pledged to offer free public transport for nurses, aged care workers and allied healthcare workers for four years, if it wins the November election.The opposition says the policy is aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures for health workersEarlier this year the government announced a "surge payment" in a bid to retain healthcare workers
Shadow Health Minister Georgie Crozier, a former nurse, said the plan was designed to recognise the difficulties of the past few years of the pandemic. "It's really to recognise all of those who have worked in our healthcare system, both public and private, over the last two-and-a-half years, who have done it so hard and so tough," she said.
Ms Crozier said the policy would be extended to nurses, allied healthcare workers, clerical staff, patient transport orderlies, dental assistants, midwives, aged care workers, paramedics and aged care workers."We know this is becoming a very big issue, cost of living. And this is one way that we can ease that burden."
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