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Te Whatu Ora Nurses Alarmed By Safe Staffing Pause

18 Nov 2024

New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) members employed by Te Whatu Ora are alarmed by Health New Zealand’s plans to pause a key component of its safe staffing programme. Read more

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