More than 3000 junior doctors are back at work in the nation's hospitals, after 48 hours off the job. Their union is now deciding the next step in the campaign for changes to work rosters. She says a decision on what happens next would be made after doctors return to work. Junior doctors say they have to work 12 consecutive days, with some shifts 16 hours long, which leaves them overtired and is unsafe for patients. The DHBs say they are willing to give the doctors two days off on week days, but the doctors want to be paid for them, which is effectively a pay rise.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 19, 2016 19:18 UTC