Nurses take Auckland DHB to task over visitor policy
NZNO says 'free for all' visitor policy is putting everyone at risk.
NZNO says 'free for all' visitor policy is putting everyone at risk.
'It's totally unsafe and unacceptable,' says health and safety rep.
Those working on the frontline are the most exposed and least protected, union warns.
Pay equity deal for nurses expected to be hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Midwives and nurses gear up to walk off the job on Thursday.
Midwives in Auckland and Northland will be the first to walk off the job today.
Strikes planned for August and September will go ahead.
"Their safety at work and the safety of their patients is a priority" says NZNO.
Editorial: Our over-reliance on short-term, high-turnover immigration has been exposed.
Student nurse numbers have been recorded at a near-decade low over fears of ill treatment.
The number of people studying nursing has hit a near-decade low last year.
Nurse put her young patients at risk by lying about the care she gave to them.
Nurses have walked off the job around the country in demand of better pay and conditions.
About 30,000 nurses across the country have started strike action today for eight hours.
'Conditions' and 'pay' cited as reasons for today's industrial action.
Non-urgent surgery and outpatient clinics cancelled as nurses walk off the job.
Union organiser: Staff are at breaking point and constantly worried about patient safety.
People joining the profession 'aren't staying' due to workload and shift work, says nurse.
The unions claimed a 'backdown' - but has the Government really backed down?
30,000 district health board nurses have voted to strike for 8 hours on June 9.
'No young person would look at the offer and think, yes, this is the job for me.';
Opinion: With inflation at 1.4 per cent, the offer actually amounts to a pay cut.
The nurse said she was one of those who were leaving due to overworking.
Primary healthcare staff strike in Gate Pa. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
PPE gear in MIQ NZ is sub-par, according to an medical expert from Britain.
Who are they? They include our first African, Latin American and Sri Lankan MPs.
Primary health nurses are still being paid 10 percent less than DHB nurses.
The one-day strike is set for Thursday September 3.
More than 100 nurses are known to be working in managed isolation and quarantine hotels.
Nurses treating patients in ED have also been working at managed quarantine hotels.