‘560 fewer nurses’
. PA . ,Wellihgton Budget cuts and controls on the health service have resulted in fewer nurses being responsible for more work, according to a Nurses Society survey. ' ' The national director of the society, Mr D. ’Wills, said.-.
that the survey ’showed tha! nutsing staff working ' foi hospital boards had de. creased bv 560 in 12 months. Between 1979 and 1980 the workload rose, he said. There were 5290 morein-patieni admissions,, and out-patieni .numbers rose by. 2.2 per cent
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