Sarah Beaman, the Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union secretary, joined Peter Gleeson on 4BC Drive off the back their survey which found 46% of nurses and midwives in the public system are thinking of quitting in the next 12 months.

Tammy, a nurse in Brisbane, called in off the back to share her perspective from behind the frontlines.

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