Farai Dziva|Nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals have said their working conditions have become unbearable.

The disgruntled nurses have since written a letter to the Ministry of Health and Child Care urging the government to look into the matter: We are writing this as we have noticed no one really cares or stands up for nurses especially in one of the main departments Parirenyatwa Maternity Theatre.

We are working long shifts and others are commercing night duties without taking tea/lunch breaks. The hospital management is enforcing it.

People now have eating codes during the long day shifts and evening shifts.

How are we supposed to maintain standards and offer quality care in such a critical department? We urgently seek assistance from the Ministry of Health as our management has decided to ignore our plight.

We are working 3 days per week and the day duty is from 0700-2000.We are no longer on normal duties of 7-4 as this was changed to reduce transport costs.

So on this 7-8 shift, we are not breaking even just to sit or eat.