The nurses who previously worked at Waikato Hospital, understood they'd be able to return to their roles after their MIQ work was done.
While other DHBs redeployed their nurses on a secondment basis, those at Waikato DHB were given new permanent positions.
Nurses' Organisation Chief Executive Paul Goulter told Mike Hosking it's a shocking situation.
“I’d have thought, right across all the DHBs, they’d welcome these people back with open arms and pop them straight back on the roster.”
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