July 2022
July 1, 2022
Former nurse Una O’Neill, of Christchurch, says today’s opposition to COVID-19 vaccinations echoes opposition she saw in 1940s England when she nursed in “fever wards” in World War II.
Read more... Attitudes to vaccination have changed little in 80 years, says former ‘fever’ nurse
July 2022
June 27, 2022
I have just finished reading Anne Thurston’s recently published book Notes from Inside: A courageous woman’s experiences of domestic violence and mental illness.
July 2022
June 14, 2022
The country’s first Māori chief nurse is among the health professionals and advocates awarded honours in the Queen’s Birthday list.
Read more... Former chief nurse Broodkoorn among nurses honoured
July 2022
June 13, 2022
Nurses can play a crucial role in making hospitals more sustainable, says NZNO College of Critical Care Nurses chair Tania Mitchell, as new guidelines are released.
Read more... Critical care nurses can make ICUs and hospitals greener
July 2022
June 3, 2022
‘The Right Girls’ is a journey back in time to the era of hospital training.
Read more... ‘Hard work, comradeship and fun’ — a history of hospital training in Palmerston North
June 2022
May 23, 2022
Union members turned out around the motu today in support of pay equity for care and support workers in the disability, aged care and mental health and addiction sectors.
Read more... Purple reigns in Aotearoa for care and support workers
June 2022
May 20, 2022
NZNO was “profoundly disappointed” with yesterday’s Budget, which barely mentioned nurses or their wages and conditions, chief executive Paul Goulter said.
Read more... Frontline health workers ‘completely overlooked’ in Budget — NZNO
July 2022
May 18, 2022
NZNO’s enrolled nurses (ENs) say they are looking forward to working closely with the Nursing Council to review their scope of practice, after a 2019 survey found ENs preferred not to work “under the direction” of nursing colleagues.
Read more... Enrolled nurses’ scope of practice to be reviewed this year — Nursing Council
June 2022
May 18, 2022
Cross-union rallies are being planned around the motu this Monday, May 23, in support of care and support workers across the aged care, disability and mental health and addictions sectors.
Read more... Rallies planned to support care and support workers
June 2022
May 12, 2022
NZNO’s 55,000-plus members were urged to come together and take action over long-standing nursing shortages, at the launch of NZNO’s Maranga Mai! campaign on International Nurses Day.
Read more... Nurses urged to ‘rise up’ at launch of Maranga Mai! campaign on nursing shortage
