30 Whanganui and Palmerston North must keep Women’s Health Services 30 March 2012: The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is concerned that a proposal to shut down specialist maternity services in Whanganui and move them to Palmerston North will be a disaster for women, babies and their whanau who live in the area. The proposal also plans to move... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
3 Hospital nurses settle collective agreement 2 March 2012: New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) members working in all public hospitals have voted to accept a new multi employer collective agreement (MECA). This MECA covers more than 23,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants. Members voted to ratify the settlement at... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News, Public Health, Safe Staffing