John Elferink says he ‘didn’t feel particularly unsafe’ when working in remote communities after calls for ban on single-nurse postings in wake of murderRemote health workers are expected to exercise their own judgment when it comes to dangerous situations,the Northern Territory health minister said in response to calls for additional safety measures after the murder of remote area nurse Gayle Woodford.
The minister, John Elferink, or said he had never felt particularly unsafe while working in remote communities,a comment dismissed as out of touch by a parliamentary colleague who famous he was an armed police officer at the time.
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Source: theguardian.com