Do the math fairly so general practices aren’t left with bill for nurses’ pay parity

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Do the math fairly so general practices aren’t left with bill for nurses’ pay parity

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nurses strike, Auckland July 2018
DHB-employed nurses achieved a pay increase, and primary care nurses later also went on strike to try to catch up

Upcoming talks on primary care funding must revisit ‘a lost clause’ in the services agreement – so general practices are suitably funded to cover pay parity and other rising costs, writes Angus Chambers

In 2018, the secondary care nurses’ pay negotiations resulted in a well-deserved double-digit increase. This was good news for DHB-employed nurses