Gisborne ED nurses conclude two-week strike over understaffing

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Gisborne Hospital staff came together to support ED nurses during the two-week uniformed strike. Photo / Hekia Parata From Left to Right, Back Row: Dr. Sagar, Dr. Jamie Hardacre,…

Gisborne Hospital staff came together to support ED nurses during the two-week uniformed strike. Photo / Hekia Parata From Left to Right, Back Row: Dr. Sagar, Dr. Jamie Hardacre, NZNO RN Michelle Hunter, NZNO RN Maddie Ashworth, NZNO Delegate/ RN Clara Dolman-Tuhou Front Row: Administrator Barbara Biddle, Dr. Emma Sharrad, NZNO RN Paul Lazo, NZNO RN Joselle DaJuela-Gaa, NZNO RN Karen MacDonald, Administrator Eden Collier, NZNO RN Lauryn Prystowsky

Gisborne Hospital emergency department nurses have completed a two-week strike to protest understaffing.

The uniformed strike, or ‘visibility strike’, began at 7am on October 30 and ended at 11pm last night.

ED nurses wore uniforms bearing protest slogans “Not Enough Nurses” on the front and “Stand With Nurses” on the back. Posters with similar slogans hung on the department’s walls.

Speaking to the Gisborne Herald two days before the strike ended, ED nurse and NZNO delegate Clara Dolman-Tuhou said the last two weeks had been “really, really cool”.

“We’ve got a lot of compliments and a lot of questions from the public, real supportive messages. The support from the community has been in abundance.

“It’s just been really, really cool to see just the thanks that we’ve been given”, she said.

“Wearing these scrubs has definitely had an impact, being able to be visible to our patients and to our management team and staff.”

The department’s HCAs (healthcare assistants) joined the strike action wearing “Not Enough HCA’s” uniforms.

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