'My back is gone, my hips are gone, my knees are gone,' says former emergency department nurse

Former senior emergency department nurse Sarah Meagher left her role after over 22 years because of the stress. Picture: iStock

Nurses are suffering with chest pains and joint damage as they struggle to cope in hospitals so busy that patients have to wait even for a trolley, according to a former senior emergency department nurse who left her role after over 22 years because of the stress. 

Sarah Meagher said she would go back “in a heartbeat” if her health were not so damaged.