Dubbo's age-care nurses 'too busy' for the dying elderly

Updated November 9 2012 - 2:00am, first published July 9 2009 - 11:24am
NSW Nurses’ Association organiser Amanda Walsh, the association’s Holy Spirit branch president Marlene Kilby, Holy Spirit facility manager Catherine Telford and western region operations manager for Catholic Healthcare Judy Hilder head to the barbecue.
NSW Nurses’ Association organiser Amanda Walsh, the association’s Holy Spirit branch president Marlene Kilby, Holy Spirit facility manager Catherine Telford and western region operations manager for Catholic Healthcare Judy Hilder head to the barbecue.

Dubbo aged-care nurses don’t have the time to read letters to the elderly or hold their hands when they’re dying, the NSW Nurses’ Association declared this week as it met with the people caring for the city’s senior citizens.

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