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Te Wai Pounamu (South Island) nurses dominated the recent awards for services to NZNO--Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa.
But more guidance needed after people swab the wrong places
Whakarongorau nurse Lynley Meek is finally hanging up her headphones.

Helping older adults to live independently at home

Nurses, in common with other healthcare professionals, are aware of the benefits of older patients maintaining their independence by continuing to age at home.

‘Fearless’ and outspoken or humble and calm — Canterbury nurses dominate NZNO awards

Te Wai Pounamu (South Island) nurses dominated the recent awards for services to NZNO--Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa.

Kenepuru Hospital: ‘All hell will break loose if he doesn’t keep his word’

Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says she will hold Health Minister Shane Reti to his word that the after-hours accident and medical service at Kenepuru Hospital will not be chopped and replaced with a telehealth service.

‘Liar, liar’: Nurses confront Prime Minister over Dunedin hospital betrayal

Dunedin Hospital nurses were among dozens of protestors who confronted Prime Minister Christopher Luxon this week, when he made a flying visit to the flood-stricken region.

Popular cervical self-test should be free for all, say women’s health nurses

NZNO's women's health nurses say a popular new cervical screening self-test should be free for all.

Primary health nurses ‘hōhā’ with three per cent offer

In te reo Māori, the word hōhā packs a lot of punch! It can mean many things but in this case it simply means 'fed up!' And it is the single word Tracey Morgan, spokesperson for the NZNO-Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa primary health-care bargaining team, is using to describe the latest negotiations with employers … Continue reading "Primary health nurses ‘hōhā’ with three per cent offer"

‘They need to make good! ‘ Nurses deliver $2.1b bill to Margie Apa

Hospital nurses delivered a whopping $2.1 billion bill to Te Whatu Ora chief executive Margie Apa in Wellington today for years of incorrect holiday entitlements.

‘This is just the beginning’ — southerners rise up against health cuts and hospital ‘betrayal’

Thousands of staunch southerners turned out in Ōtepoti (Dunedin) and on the West Coast over the weekend to protest Government health and hospital cut backs -- and say they won't be backing down.

Pacific peoples warned grass isn’t always healthier in NZ

The first Pasifika nurse to gain a doctorate is warning her kin to think long and hard before making the move to New Zealand.

New student leaders inspired by nurses while growing up

At a tough time for nursing graduates, NZNO's new student leaders share their passion for nursing and what drives them.

Call for nurses and kaiāwhina to stand against radical policies with ‘elegant militancy’

Nurses and kaiāwhina are being asked to stand up for Māori and the country's vulnerable.

‘Where is this abundance of nurses?’ Nurses’ wero to Minister of Health at NZNO conference

Run-ragged nurses from around the country "locked eyes" with each other and raised eyebrows after Minister of Health Shane Reti talked about the record numbers of nurses hired into the workforce as he opened their conference.

Getting New Zealand-trained nursing graduates in work ‘a very high priority’ — Minister of Health

Minister of Health Shane Reti says getting New Zealand-trained nursing graduates in work is a "very high priority" for him, as Te Whatu Ora considers expanding their options.

Where’s the money? Nurses challenge Government over its health targets plan

Exhausted emergency, perioperative, primary health and cancer nurses may be left wondering how they are meant to treat more patients quicker, without any more funding.

Māori app made for, and by, nurses and doctors

It is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori and there is a special app for health professionals on a journey to raise their cultural knowledge.

Rotorua ED nurses ‘devastated’ over woman’s death after three-hour wait

Emergency nurses warn more waiting room deaths are 'inevitable' in the current squeezed health environment.

Surely the safety of people in the community is ‘core policing work’

New Zealand's mental health service lacks the capacity to pick up the emergency call-out work that the police are pulling out of, warns NZNO's mental health nursing leader.

Neonatal nurses’ life-changing trip to Samoa brings bigger whānau focus back home

When Hawke's Bay neonatal nurses Nina Lomas and Dianne O'Connor went to Western Samoa to train local nurses in the latest neonatal care earlier this year, they ended up learning a few new tricks themselves.

Retiring telehealth nurse reflects on 19 years at the end of the line

Whakarongorau nurse Lynley Meek is finally hanging up her headphones after 19 years.

It’s cool to kōrero — Sept 2024

He whero tāku waka hou. -- My car is red.

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Please no more cuts, says aged care nurse

As a registered nurse working in aged care, I sincerely wish there were no cuts to health funding.

The health sector, nursing care and taxpayer expectations

I work in a public hospital in Christchurch and I am told by my manager that if I (or any of my colleagues) choose to leave, I will not be replaced. I am a frontline clinical nurse in a ward-based role, looking after all New Zealanders.

Uncut – news briefs

10
Oct

Call to immunise now as New Zealand at high risk of whooping cough outbreak

Pregnant people, babies, children and others at high risk from whooping cough are urged to get vaccinated as soon as possible, as Aotearoa New Zealand stands at high risk of an outbreak.
9
Oct

New pilot with Plunket to deliver childhood immunisations

To increase access and boost immunisation rates, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and Whānau Āwhina Plunket will pilot the delivery of childhood immunisations at a select number of sites across the country.
8
Oct

Health NZ Begins Development of National Perinatal Bereavement Care Pathway

As Baby Loss Awareness Week shines a light on the heartbreak faced by many, Health NZ is taking a compassionate and hopeful step forward in transforming the support available for whānau who experience the loss of a baby.
7
Oct

Govt takes the scalpel to regional health budgets

At Labour’s insistence, Te Whatu Ora financial documents have been released by the Health Select Committee today showing more cuts are on the way for our health system.
2
Oct

Orion Health and Streamliners form strategic partnership

Orion Health, a global leader in digital health solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Streamliners, creators of HealthPathways which provides an online manual used to assist with clinical assessments.
1
Oct

Rollout of new medicines across New Zealand begins

Today marks the first day a range of new medicines, including cancer medicines, will start to become available in hospitals and health centres across the country.
27
Sept

New Dunedin hospital: Southerners deserve better

The Government’s announcement today that it will scale back the new Dunedin hospital will negatively impact patient care, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki O Aotearoa says.
26
Sept

Govt not addressing health workforce crisis

The National Government is hiding the gaps in the health workforce from New Zealanders, by not producing a full workforce plan nearly a year into their tenure.
25
Sept

New programme offers step up for jobseekers seeking a career in health and wellbeing

Local jobseekers have an exciting new opportunity to begin a career in Health following the launch of a new community-based kaiāwhina programme in the Hutt Valley.
23
Sept

Ministers oblivious to cuts’ effect on families

The National Government is oblivious to the impact cuts to services will have on New Zealanders who are doing the hard yards caring for mentally ill family members.
19
Sept

Wānaka community to benefit from new overnight health service

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says an Overnight Acute Care Service opening in October will provide people in Wānaka and the surrounding area with the assurance of quality overnight care closer to home.
17
Sept

Dr Le Heron takes title of 2024 Alzheimers NZ Fellow

Distinguished neurologist and cognitive neuroscientist, Dr Campbell Le Heron, has been made the 2024 Alzheimers NZ Fellow for his work researching and managing cognitive disorders.
11
Sept

Aged care will be worse off if redesign rushed

New Zealanders needing aged care support and the people who care for them will be worse off if the Government pushes through a flawed and rushed redesign of dementia and aged care.
11
Sept

Govt takes action on mpox response, widens access to vaccine

The Government is taking immediate action on a number of steps around New Zealand’s response to mpox, including improving access to vaccine availability so people who need it can do so more easily, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti and Associate Health Minister David Seymour announced today.
10
Sept

ICN launches new position statement and discussion paper setting out a revolution in the delivery of Primary Health Care

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is launching its new position statement and a discussion paper on Primary Health Care (PHC) at its Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network (NP/APN Network) Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland.
9
Sept

First cancer medicine decision following Pharmac funding boost

Pharmac has decided to widen access to two medicines for several types of cancer. Pembrolizumab (branded as Keytruda) will be funded from 1 October 2024 for eligible people with advanced triple-negative breast cancer, head and neck cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, and Hodgkin lymphoma. Nivolumab (branded as Opdivo) will be funded from 1 November for eligible people with kidney cancer.
6
Sept

Health agencies working with Police on rebalancing roles for mental health responses

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora are working with Police to change some of the ways agencies respond to mental health. The change will see an increased health-led response, supporting Police to focus on core Policing.
4
Sept

Nurses’ bargaining starts with action for safe staffing

Nurses are kicking off their collective bargaining with Te Whatu Ora by taking action for safe staffing on Friday, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says.
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