Frances Hughes
Isolated seniors in aged care facilities need booster shots
14 Oct 2021
Aged-care facilities say their Auckland residents are isolated and lonely as they head into their ninth week in lockdown. It's prompted some in the industry to call for booster shots for residents so… Audio
Aged care nurses want to be paid like hospital counterparts
6 Aug 2020
Aged care nurses want to be paid as much as their counterparts in public hospitals.
They say that underfunding of the sector sees registered nurses paid on average 10,000 dollars less than those… Audio
Nurses need more say in health strategies, industry told
7 Sep 2016
Nurses need to be a part of decision making for health strategies in New Zealand, the head of the International Council of Nurses says.