Lesley Harry
Nurses take fight over staffing levels to Parliament
Nurses and others in the union movement will take their fight for safe staffing levels in the aged care sector to Parliament today.
They say existing regulations have not been safe for years, and… Audio
NZNO unhappy with review into resthome Covid deaths
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says members described 'a sense of chaos' in the aged care facilities where there were covid clusters. There were outbreaks in five aged care facilities, with 16 of… Audio
Junior doctors take to streets demanding safer working hours
Striking junior doctors took to the streets today to protect safer working hours for them in public hospitals. About three thousand junior doctors began a two-day strike this morning in a battle with… Audio
Middlemore staff urge transparency over air quality
Nurses at Middlemore Hospital want answers on whether the air they're breathing at work is safe. Air monitoring for asbestos is taking place twice a week in the Galbraith building's basement and once… Audio
Nurses vote on pay settlement
The Nurses Organisation says a strike ballot is likely if nurses reject a new pay offer. About 27,000 hospital nurses nationwide will start voting today on the proposed settlement. It includes pay… Audio
Nurses win 2% pay rise: DHBs gulp
Nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have won a 2% pay rise. But District Health Boards say some of them will struggle to pay it. Audio
Auckland DHB deficit means services to be cut
With Warren Lindberg - CEO Public Health Association and Lesley Harry - Nurses Organisation's industrial adviser for the DHB sector. Audio
Nurses union on possible staff cuts at Waikato DHB
One of the country's largest district health boards, Waikato DHB, is not ruling out cutting front-line staff, as it tries to make up a $20 million shortfall. Audio
NZNO say DHBs struggling to make ends meet
The Nurses Organisation says it is highly concerned about the state of District Health Boards around the country, and it expects nursing jobs will be cut to make ends meet. Audio