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Te Whatu Ora scraps proposed nursing leadership cuts

A proposal to cut 18 directors of nursing (DON) roles down to 14 at Te Whatu Ora has been scrapped after "strong" opposition.

Another aged-care company plans major restructures

Unions have been notified that Bupa, one of the biggest aged care companies in New Zealand, will be restructuring 17 of its sites all at once.

Oceania Healthcare: Company books in good shape, but workers face more struggles

New Zealand's largest rest-home owner Oceania Healthcare boasts in its latest financial report upward arrows on all key economic outputs from total comprehensive income to operating cashflow to assets. Every output has a good story for its board of directors and shareholders. But...

Grandfather excited at Whitireia growing the next wave of ‘warrior nurses’

Like many other grandparents and parents, Bob Rolleston travelled hundreds of kilometres across the country early this morning to give his mokopuna granddaughter to Whitireia’s bachelor of nursing Māori. He has worked in what he calls the "broken health system" but today he got more hope after seeing the huge interest by his moko and … Continue reading "Grandfather excited at Whitireia growing the next wave of ‘warrior nurses’"

Doctors and nurses touched by karakia in 12-hour surgery

More and more Māori families are taking their cultural and spiritual practices into hospitals as a way to calm the nerves of their relatives going into surgery.

‘Unappreciated and underpaid’ primary health nurses speak out

As a third of general practices close their doors to new patients, frontline nurses put out a desperate plea for more funding.

Poor pay forcing nurses to hīkoi from one crisis to another

Nurses are being forced to walk from their jobs in the community, where they are desperately needed, to other spaces where there is a health crisis or even further, to foreign lands.

Protests erupt after ‘shell’ Dunedin Hospital announcement by new health minister

New Minister of Health Simeon Brown was blocked by protestors in Dunedin after announcing that a scaled-back hospital new build would go ahead.

Impromptu picket at Auckland retirement home over proposed roster changes

About 20 nursing and carer staff at Oceania's Lady Allum Retirement Village in Auckland's leafy Milford suburb carried out an impromptu picket yesterday, after a proposed restructure.

Nurse leaders take ‘wait and see’ approach to new health minister

NZNO leaders say they will wait and see how new Minister of Health Simeon Brown responds to nurses' concerns -- but hope he will "listen to the people".

‘It plays with lives, especially Māori lives’ – NZNO

The Treaty of Waitangi and its principles are the solution to fixing the broken foundation of the country’s health system, Parliament’s Justice Select Committee has heard.

Round-the-clock security needed in EDs, say emergency nurses

Eleven days after a nurse was choked to unconsciousness, NZNO's emergency nurses say 24/7 security is needed in all emergency departments (EDs).

Community mental health nurses consider stab-proof vests after knife attack

Community mental health nurses are considering stab-proof vests and personal alarms as part of a "suite of options", after a nurse was stabbed while on an acute after-hours mental health callout in Rotorua recently.

‘The way illegal drugs are discussed can cause more harm than the drugs themselves’

A mental health nurse cautions against labelling all drug use as negative, and stigmatising people in the process.

‘Pay parity or pay equity or equal pay. I am confused! ‘

What's the difference between these three pay processes? An experienced NZNO delegate explains.

A multidisciplinary approach to nurse lecturing is needed in New Zealand

Nurse educators need to be recruited from a broader range of expertise, a nurse lecturer argues.

‘I’m gonna rip your head from your body’ — ED nurse tells of constant aggression

'If you spent a day with me in ED, you'd never come back.' In the wake of a nurse strangulation attempt, a senior emergency nurse says staff are exposed to abuse and aggression most days.

‘We are potentially watching our daughter die’ — Christchurch nurse aide’s plea for help

A Christchurch family say they have been unable to get the specialist inpatient care they desperately need after their adult anorexic daughter Emma Gallagher severely relapsed last year.

Former NZ mental health nurse finds peace working at holistic Swedish hospice

Former mental health nurse Annelie Gannaway explains why the hospice she works in is not a sad place.

Cathy Andrew — a passionate advocate for regional education

Helping establish graduate-entry and advanced nursing practice courses have been highlights of Cathy Andrew's role as executive dean of the University of Canterbury's faculty of health.

Enrolled nurses finally recognised as skilled independent practitioners

Enrolled nurse section (ENS) chair Michelle Prattley explains why enrolled nurses will have more freedom to practise their nursing skills from January 20.

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