PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON
New Zealand Nurses Organisation board members, Te Poare Māori board members, senior staff and delegates are visiting Southern towns this week to push for safe patient-to-nurse ratios across all sectors in health, from primary health to aged care.
The campaign is calling on the government to fund culturally appropriate nurse-to-patient ratios, citing a shortage of at least 4000 nurses.
The shortage is compromising patient care and causing staff burnout, the union warns.
