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Elective services, paediatric outreach clinics, outpatient clinics staffed by nurses, dialysis clinics, Nelson hospital Ward 9 and cardiology services excluding urgent and emergency care will be closed for the duration. General manager of clinical services Pat Davidsen said in a statement NMH had contacted affected patients directly to postpone appointments, to make sure there were enough staff free to continue caring for long-stay patients and the emergency department. “We apologise in advance for the disruption this may cause, but this is a necessary measure to ensure that we can concentrate on continuing to provide safe care on the day of the strike,” he said.
Nelson Marlborough Health (NMH) has contacted patients to postpone non-urgent elective surgeries, procedures and outpatient appointments in advance of the strike by New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) members on 9 June. The strike is scheduled for .