Goodbye 20 district health boards. From tomorrow New Zealand’s health system is merged into one service with some co-governance from Māori.
Tag: Nurses. Showing results 1 - 10 of 18
Primary tabs
Search results
-
Nurses put pay equity deal on ice
The battle for pay equity in nursing took a u-turn today as Health Minister Andrew Little said the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) had backed out of the agreed process.
-
Pay gap widens for nurses working for Māori providers
As District Health Board nurses celebrate reaching a settlement in pay equity, Māori nurses who choose to work for a Māori health provider are still being paid 25% less.
-
DHB nurses gain big wage boost but others miss out
While nurses have accepted their employer district health boards' latest offer, for an immediate $5,800 pay rise, to their base salaries, nurses in other organisations will miss out.
-
Nurses face chronic understaffing and consider leaving the job
They've been called the backbone of our healthcare system, but New Zealand nurses are tired, feeling unsafe at work, and increasingly wanting to leave.
-
Nurses feel unsafe after government exemption around close contacts
Close contact nurses working underscores DHB staffing issues.
-
Government approves funding for pay equity for nurses
The deal is said, by Health Minister Andrew Little, to be worth "hundreds of millions of dollars a year."
-
Nurses reject latest pay offer, strikes could be back on
Māori healthcare could be an unintended victim of the pay dispute between the district health boards and the country's nurses.
-
Māori nurse of the year turns personal tragedy into equity-focused career
Waitematā District Health Board Maori Nurse of the Year 2021 Angela Perawiti has turned a personal tragedy into a 30-year career full of passion and a drive to create change in the system.
-
Nurse strike lifted after new offer from DHBs
The NZ Nurses' Organisation has lifted its strike notices for later this month after the latest round of talks with the country's district health boards (DHBs).