Stephanie Meek, NZNO delegate and registered nurse at Royston Hospital in Hastings talks about the strike action. Negotiations are breaking down over a planned strike for nurses at private hospitals in Wellington and Hawke’s Bay. But chief executive of Evolution Healthcare Sue Channon​ put out a statement on Sunday afternoon which said the strikes were “totally unnecessary” and she was “disappointed and frustrated”. NZNO/Supplied New Zealand Nurses Organisation chief executive Paul Goulter addresses the striking nurses at Wakefield Hospital. John Cowpland/Stuff NZNO and Evolution Healthcare cannot agree on whether a further offer has been made.

Source: Stuff November 27, 2022 21:22 UTC