Photo: RNZThe nurses' union is calling for urgent action over working conditions at Hawke's Bay Hospital. New Zealand Nurses' Union has written to Hawke's Bay District Health Board (HBDHB) asking it to address health and safety concerns repeatedly raised by nurses, which it says have been ignored by management. The union's professional nursing adviser, Anne Brinkman, said some staff were coming off their shifts in tears. Ms Brinkman said managers urgently needed to ensure health and safety obligations were met. Board member Barbara Arnott said while HBDHB was well aware of pressures within the hospital the meeting was a wake-up call.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 08, 2019 00:45 UTC