ONE NEWS: Nurses are asking the public to consider politicians' support of health care policies before casting their votes this year.
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation launched its official manifesto in Wellington on Wednesday night.
It asks the government to take a more active role in the implementation of safe staffing issues, the promotion of positive employment relations and the enforcement of the Treaty of Waitangi within the health care system.
Chief executive Geoff Annals says the manifesto paints a picture of what nurses need and encourages all political parties to pick up commonsense policies for improving health.
He says nurses are the largest group of health professionals on the frontline and getting nursing right is fundamental to getting health services right.
At the top of their list is a call for more government support for safe staffing policies, particularly when it comes to nursing care for the elderly.
Annals says they want a commitment all political parties is to continue and take a stronger role in leading changes across the health and disability sector.
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