Tag: Nurses

By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter Te Whatu Ora's new winter health plan fails to address workforce shortages and staff burnout in Aotearoa New Zealand,...

By Siteri Sauvakacolo in Suva The mass migration of Fiji nurses could soon be curbed after the Health Ministry’s submissions to the government over the...

RNZ Pacific A senior health practitioner in Fiji has warned that the exodus of nurses will put significant strain on the country's health sector. According to...

RNZ Pacific About 50 striking nurses have held a protest in American Samoa over their employment conditions. The protest yesterday follows some nurses at the LBJ...

By Leah Tebbutt, RNZ News reporter An Aotearoa New Zealand health workforce recruiting agency is fielding calls from senior US doctors who say they can...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Fiji Women's Rights Movement warned today that the value of midwives in the Pacific country was being undermined because of...

By Joyce McClure of Pacific Island Times Yap State Governor Jesse Salalu has declared a state of emergency over a mass resignation of 40 doctors...

RNZ News A New Zealand nurse has been referred to a professional conduct committee by the Nursing Council after posting threats online against medical professionals...

By Jane Patterson, RNZ political editor, and Rowan Quinn, health correspondent As New Zealand readies for more covid-19 cases, warnings about the ability of public...

RNZ News Auckland is a thousand nurses short and lacks the capacity to deal with the amount of people self-isolating at home, according to New...

RNZ Pacific A Pacific public health expert says a premature transition of covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand could be lethal for Māori and Pasifika communities. The...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk France has declared a health emergency in New Caledonia after covid-19 was detected in the community, RNZ Pacific reports. The state of...

Today's New Zealand covid-19 media briefing. Video: RNZ News RNZ News The Auckland Hospital nurse who has tested positive for covid-19 worked four shifts not knowing...

By Katie Scotcher, reporter for RNZ News A New Zealand doctors' union fears the Waitematā District Health Board is covering up mistakes that led to...