19 Jun 2018

Nurses fighting for more than just better pay

From Checkpoint, 5:44 pm on 19 June 2018

With no time for toilet breaks or a cup of tea - let alone a lunch hour - nurses rushed off their feet say it's a struggle to make it through their shifts. Thousands of nurses are preparing to walk off the job next month if they can't reach an agreement with District Health Boards about pay, but some say the fight for better conditions is just as important as their pay packet. Nita Blake-Persen reports.