Overview

• Premier Chris Minns conceded that NSW’s public health system needs to improve after a viral photo showed Raymond Ryan forced to lie on the Blacktown Hospital emergency floor for over 24 hours.
• The Labor government confirmed plans to install 60 extra beds at Blacktown and Mt Druitt hospitals and to fund emergency upgrades at Rouse Hill and Bankstown.
• Western Sydney Local Health District issued a formal apology to Raymond Ryan and said triage procedures ensured the most critical patients were treated first.
• NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association leaders warned of severe understaffing and burnout as winter demand surged, prompting fresh negotiations on pay and workforce levels.
• Opposition health spokeswoman Kellie Sloane called for an urgent review of floor-waiting practices at Blacktown and Westmead hospitals to eliminate life-threatening delays.