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Nurses Support Mental Health Workers March Against Violence
Nurses Support Mental Health Workers March Against Violence
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) supports the protest by PSA members working in mental health units across the Auckland region. PSA members are staging a protest in support of workers at the Auckland District Health Board’s, Te Whetu Tawera Mental Health facility who are facing unacceptable levels of violence in their workplace.
NZNO CEO, Geoff Annals says that any level of violence is unacceptable, “Even though our laws in Aotearoa New Zealand are clear that violence is a crime, health workers are expected to put up with it day after day.”
“It’s not ok. Employers and management of hospitals and mental health facilities need to take steps to make these places of work safe for staff.”
“We support the PSA’s appeal to the Auckland District Health Board to listen to members and work with the union to put in place health and safety measures that protect staff and reduce the level of assaults occurring at Te Whetu Tawera,” Annals says.
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