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Nurses Back Doctors Concerns About Board Merger
Southland Nurses Back Senior Doctors In Their Concerns About Health Board Merger
Southland nurses today confirmed their support of the senior doctors at Southland Hospital who have expressed serious concern over the proposed merger of the Southland and Otago District Health Boards and the implications for the Southland region's future access to quality healthcare.
In a letter to Paul Menzies, Chairman of the Southland District Health Board, Anne McFarlane, New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Convenor, Kew Workplace, said: “Nurses have not had the opportunity to comment on the proposal for a merger of the two District Health Boards as there is no detail available in the public arena, to make any decision or recommendation.”
The letter adds that they “support the medical staff in their concerns regarding the consultation process” and “would like to see more representative dialogue taking place to ensure good decision making occurs.”
A copy of the letter: http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/1002/2010_consult_DHB.pdf
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