Nurses Organisation News Today

By Niv Chitook of RNZ The Nurses Organisation says Health NZ Te Whatu Ora is asking staff to pay back money given in error, despite it owing present and...

Health New Zealand admits nurses working in mental health and addiction are under pressure - but says only a minority of cases involve violence.

ANALYSIS Just over seven years ago, there were great celebrations among an unlikely group of people at the Loaves and Fishes hall across the road from...

The NZ Nurses Organisation is urging the government to pay students doing mandatory on-the-job training to combat so called "placement poverty".

The government is being accused of "misdirected priorities" after it disestablished the pay equity taskforce.

By RNZ The pay equity taskforce that works for equal pay for women is being disestablished. With funding set to run out on June 30, Public Service Minister...

It claims it is still recruiting to fill shortages.

Health New Zealand denies its guidance to managers to review roles is a hiring freeze, saying it is still recruiting to fill shortages. The agency...

The agency says it is still recruiting to fill shortages after writing about a ban on double shifts and closing some vacant roles.

A series of assaults and pleas by staff had led to the initial funding of guards.