Resident doctors have threatened a nationwide strike in pursuit of demands for what their union says are “safer rosters and safer hours”. New Zealand’s resident doctors – ranging from junior house officers through to senior trainee specialists – are at the heart of medical care in public hospitals. Strikes by them cause major disruption. The planned strike will be a complete withdrawal of labour from 7am on Tuesday October 18 until 7am on Thursday October 20. All 20 district health boards will be affected by the action by members of the Resident Doctors Association.
