Rest home emails: Nurses 'extremely concerned' about PPE
Emails obtained by the Herald detail serious concerns from a nurses union about safety.
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The nurse denied administering the drugs without a prescription or supervision.
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Nurses strike on Thursday: Acting PM Peters says current offer 'best we can do'
The Nurses' Organisation will this morning announce the result of its members vote.
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First of two nurses' strikes called off
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