Take action for safe staffing
NZNO members are taking action to fix short staffing in their health care workplaces.
Worksite action
- Make sure staffing shortages are documented. Use the escalation pathway relevant to your worksite to formally report staffing shortages.
- Get your workmates involved.
- Contact your organiser if you need support.
- Get your workmates together to create, take a photo and share your #thenurseweneed
Forms to support worksite action for safe staffing |
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1. Limits of safe practice |
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2. Safe staffing next shift |
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3. Impact statement |
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4. Make a recommendation |
Community action
- We need community support to create pressure on employers and the government to sustainably fix staffing shortages.
- Run informational pickets in your community to let the public know about staffing shortages in their local hospital or health care service.
- Run a market or community stall in your community to provide information both about shortages and our solutions or fixes. Let members of the public know how they can show support. This could include using the template to create and share #thenurseweneed and signing the We need nurses petition.
Guide to support community action for safe staffing |
Gisborne Hospital Ward 5 Health and Safety strike, May 2023
