Warrnambool Base Hospital will be upgraded from level 3 to level 2 hospital, which will mean improved medical and surgical ward ratios;

All hospital classifications are to be reviewed

In level 1 (busiest/major) hospitals, an extra nurse will be added to night shift on some wards

Birthing Suite afternoon and night shifts will be required to have one more midwife on shift

In residential aged care and rehab wards, ratios could in the past be rounded down (e.g. if 4.3 nurses were required, they only needed 4 in practice). They will now be always rounded up (i.e. if the maths works out to needing 4.3 nurses, they need 5 to cover off requirements).

In many level 4 (i.e. small, regional) hospitals, an extra senior nurse will be required for after-hours shifts