The Nursing and Midwifery Federation is campaigning against violence towards nurses after an incident at the Wallaroo hospital left staff terrified.
Elizabeth Dabars wants the government to install security at Wallaroo and other regional hospitals.abc.net.au/news/nursing-union-calls-for-better-security-measures-sa/102043606The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation is calling on the state government to improve security across all regional hospitals in South Australia.
Federation chief executive Elizabeth Dabars visited the Wallaroo and Port Pirie Hospital to launch a campaign to end violence towards nurses and hear from staff about the horrors they faced.
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