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[Venetian1]

Yep, agreed - our nurses & other  health professionals really should be paid more & have improved working conditions.  Oddly enough a friend & I were discussing this earlier today; I said the govt really should ask nurses & Drs in hospitals what they actually need & damn well act on that; give them better wages, conditions, consult them on stuff like hospital layout when building is being done.

There was almost a tragic massacre in the garden earlier. I was about to let Madame Le Dog out before feeding her when I noticed movement out there so went  to investigate.
Found a duck with her 6-7 ducklings foraging in the back yard. Oh joy! Had to gently & very slowly shepherd them towards  the gate which I'd opened for them; Mumma duck letting me know not to get too close all the while. It took a while but managed to get them down the path & shut gate behind them - I've no idea how the devil they got in but will need to keep an eye on things in future, in case word gets around among the duck population.
Madame le Dog isn't best pleased with the human.

I agree about looking at health workers conditions but it is more complex - the government often does try and work with the hospitals but it gets stuck at DHB  level and there is a level of middle management which can be a real sticking point.  These are often so called “nurses” who although having completed their polytechnic training have had limited clinical experience and can be quite out of touch with the actual workers.  Go down the back corridors of the hospital and you will see offices with these decision makers sitting at computers or spending hours at meetings. 

Not sure how the new structure will work as I’m now well out of the system but talking to a couple of hospital consultants recently middle management can still be a stumbling block for getting things done.