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Stuff state. NZNO wrote a letter to health board chief executive Ailsa Claire on Thursday, notifying her of breaches of health and safety and patients’ rights. The nurses’ union and health boards are currently in mediation over the current round of collective agreement negotiations.
Prior to the strike on June 9, it was agreed that anyone who required a patient attender (patients who require constant attention and supervision) must receive one, as a “minimum requirement for safety”, the union said.
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The union has put Auckland health board on notice, stating at least one patient has been physically harmed due to staffing issues.
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A loud, purple picket line weaved along Tukapa St, New Plymouth as striking nurses chanted and waved to passing motorists the majority of whom tooted their support.