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“To our Pākeha nurses, there’s nothing to fear when you see thousands of Māori marching down the street. Come and join us, you’ll have fun and learn a lot about tangata whenua and our country’s founding document.
Within minutes of being named the top nurse practitioner of Aotearoa for 2024, Margaret Hand was passing over that mana to her marae and other nurse practitioners in Te Tai Tokerau.
My final message to you, our nurses, is that patients have the utmost respect for the work that you do, and heartfelt sympathy for the system in which you find yourself in.  When the health system fails, as is happening more and more, patients don’t blame nurses or doctors but place the blame fairly on the shoulders of a system in freefall...

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.

‘They ignore the data, they ignore us’ — nurses’ fears over planned safe staffing tool pause

Nurses and kaiāwhina fear Te Whatu Ora's planned pause on safe staffing calculations will put patients at risk.

Non-Māori nurses have nothing to fear in joining hīkoi

“To our Pākeha nurses, there’s nothing to fear when you see thousands of Māori marching down the street. Come and join us, you’ll have fun and learn a lot about tangata whenua and our country’s founding document."

Rally hears voices of whānau under attack by Govt

More than 100 people took part in a Te Rūnanga o Aotearoa NZNO-led rally today at Parliament to oppose the tabling of the Government’s Treaty Principles Bill.

Nurse shares mana and shines light on ‘raw realities’

Within minutes of being named the top nurse practitioner of Aotearoa for 2024, Margaret Hand was passing over that mana to her marae and other nurse practitioners in Te Tai Tokerau.

First nurse wins emerging researcher award for Māori lung cancer mahi

Stella Williams-Terei (Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāpuhi) has become the first nurse to win a prestigious cancer research award for her work to improve care for Māori lung cancer patients.

Stopwork nationwide hui pass five fight-back motions

Thousands of workers across the country stopped work today to take part in multiple hui to fight back on what unions are describing as this Government’s relentless attacks on working people.

‘The struggle is real’ — nursing students nationwide take to the streets in a call for paid training

Nursing students rallied around the country over the weekend in a passionate call for financial support to stem a drop-out rate of one in three.

Senior nurse leaders face cuts in proposed Te Whatu Ora reshuffle

Te Whatu Ora is looking to axe four directors of nursing (DONs) by the end of the year in a blow to senior nursing leadership at the organisation.

‘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.

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"

Buller is the canary in the coalmine for the New Zealand health system

My final message to you, our nurses, is that patients have the utmost respect for the work that you do, and heartfelt sympathy for the system in which you find yourself in...

Getting the boss to deal with racist patients in our hospitals

NZNO delegate Ben Basevi was one of the nurses at Waitākere Hospital who recently led action to refuse care for a patient who had asked for white-only staff and made racist and sexual remarks over a six-week period. In this opinion piece, he explores the health and safety issues at the worker/consumer/visitor interface, and promotes … Continue reading "Getting the boss to deal with racist patients in our hospitals"

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.

Half a century caring for the people of Taupō

Taupō practice nurse Jean Chegwidden recently marked both her 83rd birthday and 50 years at one practice.

Inside Tangata Raukotahi

Hemaima Hughes takes us on a journey inside the Tangata Raukotahi - a kaupapa Māori model - and how it can be applied in the practice of nursing, including, clinical settings.

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.

Demystifying the cardio-protective diet — a tool for nurses

Masses of conflicting information about diet can flummox nurses giving advice to cardiac and diabetes patients. This article summarises the best quality evidence for a cardio-protective diet, and also presents a concise tool for nurses to use for education purposes.

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Singing the praises of nurse practitioners

I am writing to sing the praises of a nurse practitioner intern that I saw recently.

Australasian nursing group aims to reduce harm for communities impacted by drug and alcohol use

Earlier this year I joined the Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia (DANA), the peak nursing organisation for nurses, nurse practitioners and midwives with a professional interest in addiction services.

Financial literacy for women – scholarships available for nurses till Sunday

Are you ready to explore and change your relationship with money? We at Hi Money are thrilled to offer 20 scholarships to women nurses or nurses who identify as woman for our November cohort.

Aged care nurse says health cuts ‘unwelcome but necessary’

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

Uncut – news briefs

5
Nov

Safety fears ahead of changes to mental health 111 calls

Mental Health Nurses have serious concerns about the safety of their patients, the public, their colleagues and themselves when police changes to emergency 111 calls come into effect on Monday, New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa says.
31
Oct

General practices welcome fast-track approvals process

A new fast-track approval process is a good start, but more is needed to fix New Zealand’s chronic GP shortage, says the General Practice Owners Association (GenPro)
24
Oct

International Council of Nurses Bucharest Declaration priorities for the future of nursing

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) marked the 125 years since its founding in 1899 with an anniversary conference held in Bucharest, Romania and hosted by the Order of Nurses, Midwives, and Medical Assistants of Romania.
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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