‘We need space to keep you safe,’ say doctors in T-shirt protest
Emergency specialists at a major hospital in Adelaide wore the shirts to publicise ongoing staff shortages
Fed-up doctors at a major ED are wearing slogan T-shirts over their scrubs to highlight staff shortages and overcrowding they say puts them and patients at risk.
At least 30 doctors from Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) donned T-shirts emblazoned with “Hospital overcrowding harms you and me” and “We need space to keep you ‘safe’”.
Their move was part of industrial action planned by the SA Salaried Medical Officers Association (SASMOA) in protest against staffing issues.
SASMOA chief industrial officer Bernadette Mulholland said the actions would not impact patient care.
