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Budget boost sought to close practice nurse pay parity gap

An up to 10.6 per cent pay rise for senior practice nurses is being sought by the nurses’ union to close a growing pay parity gap with DHB nurses

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We would actually LOVE to double our nurses pay !. But yes the money has to come

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