International Nurses Day 2023
Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper celebrates the mahi of nurses for older people in Aotearoa and talks about the importance of this year’s theme – Our Nurses. Our Future.
Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper celebrates the mahi of nurses for older people in Aotearoa and talks about the importance of this year’s theme – Our Nurses. Our Future.
Commissioner Morag McDowell discusses the impacts that delays in care can have on people's mental and physical wellbeing.
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