PHOTO: DANIEL BIRCHFIELDInformation has been distributed to Oamaru Hospital staff detailing the reasons behind Waitaki District Health Services' decisions on its controversial "proposal for change" document. On Monday, Waitaki District Health Services (WDHS) announced decisions made after consultation as part of its proposed staff restructuring and layout change at Oamaru Hospital. A document distributed to staff on Monday and obtained by the Otago Daily Times detailed the decisions and how staff feedback influenced them. On changes to Allied Health services leadership and a reduction of the full-time-equivalent (FTE) occupational therapy role to 0.4 FTE, feedback was mixed and identified a need for strong leadership across Allied Health under a revised structure. WDHS scrapped plans to reduce inpatient enrolled nurse numbers after extensive feedback on a proposal to change nurse staffing levels in the 20-bed inpatient area.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 11, 2019 16:52 UTC