June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 10, 2021
Aotearoa turned purple on Wednesday as NZNO members went on strike around the nation.
Read more... Four corners of Aotearoa turn purple as nurses hit streets
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 9, 2021
If there was such a thing as an omen, then there it was: flying high above the hundreds of shouting health workers stretching out around the steps of Parliament.
Read more... Day of action, solidarity, as DHB members hit the streets
May 2021 vol 27 no 4
June 3, 2021
Hordes of mid-afternoon walkers blasted up and down Willis St, Wellington, but there were clipboards, pens and the nursing kaupapa awaiting their attention.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 1, 2021
Budget 2021 had an extra $4.7 billion for health, along with nearly half a million to kick-start its health reforms. But there was no indication of new funding for health worker salaries.
Read more... Government lays out cash for transition to new health system
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 1, 2021
Māori and Pacific nursing degrees will still be available under a national nursing curriculum being developed by new super-institute, Te Pūkenga.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 1, 2021
A late threat of legal action from Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) over a lack of contingency staff nearly derailed this month’s strike, NZNO industrial services manager Glenda Alexander said.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 1, 2021
Nursing safety – in everyday work and the age of COVID-19 – were scrutinised by the NZNO board as strike action rolled out across Aotearoa.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 1, 2021
Wellington’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) has hired an extra 26 full-time equivalent (FTE) nurses, after safe staffing acuity tool TrendCare helped identify a large shortfall.
Read more... Wellington neonatal unit gets big staffing top-up
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 1, 2021
“Drastic” action is needed to train and recruit millions of nurses globally amid a pandemic and shortage of six million nurses, says the International Council of Nurses (ICN).
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 1, 2021
Forget PPE or vaccines – it appears nurses are no more immune to the risks of the digital age than everyday people.
