THE implementation of a “one nurse for six patients” ratio at healthcare facilities formed the second phase of action meant to trigger Government action towards settling outstanding wage negotiations.

So said Trinidad and Tobago National Nursing Association president Idi Stuart in an interview on i95.5 FM, where he stated that the significance of the action which began yesterday, is that it coincided with the Government’s first year in office.

He recalled that the first phase included a recent mass protest through the streets of Port of Spain, in which TTNNA’s membership and other healthcare workers turned out in their thousands.