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April 2022

Pay equity paperwork awaits legal advice as ratification process continues

By Joel Maxwell

March 16, 2022

District Health Board (DHB) nurses will likely receive details of an historic pay equity settlement by April 8.

March 2022

Nurses with COVID-19 could be back at the coal face under health order changes

By Mary Longmore and Joel Maxwell

March 9, 2022

COVID-19 positive nurses could return to work in Covid wards under health order changes – a move described as as sign of desperation by NZNO leadership.

March 2022

Canterbury regional hospitals closing as COVID-19 hits nurses

By Mary Longmore

March 7, 2022

Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is temporarily closing four of its smaller regional hospitals to prepare for COVID-related staff absences, NZNO organiser Lynley Mulrine confirmed.

March 2022

Numbers of nurses on sick/isolation leave ‘unreal’ as hospitalisations grow

By Mary Longmore and Joel Maxwell

March 7, 2022

Nurses and their families around the country are falling prey to COVID-19 as hospitalisations near 700.

March 2022

Omicron ‘significant factor’ as Employment Court halts allied health workers’ strikes

By Joel Maxwell

March 4, 2022

Planned strike action by 10,000 allied health workers was halted by an Employment Court decision that included concerns about the impact of the Omicron surge.

March 2022

Court ruling on vaccine mandate ‘not relevant’ for nurses

By Mary Longmore

March 2, 2022

A High Court judgement overturning the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for New Zealand Police/Defence Force is ‘not relevant’ for nurses, say NZNO lawyers.

March 2023

Coal-fired boilers gone by 2025, fleet electrified — Te Whatu Ora vows to meet climate obligations

By Mary Longmore

February 28, 2022

Post-cyclone with more climate-change related extreme weather events predicted, plans for a carbon-neutral health system are being welcomed by health professionals — and the role of nurses is crucial.

March 2022

From teachers to nurses: New chief executive Paul Goulter starts at NZNO

By Joel Maxwell

February 28, 2022

Nurses and teachers could be working more closely together as the incoming NZNO chief executive Paul Goulter is welcomed to NZNO.

April 2022

Nursing magazine ditches century-old healthy-food title, finally becomes ‘guardian’

By Joel Maxwell

February 25, 2022

Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu (Although it is small, it is a treasure).
After 114 years, an incorrectly-named nursing magazine has – in a small physical correction, but big bicultural statement – gained its proper title.
Kai Tiaki magazine has now become Kaitiaki.

March 2022

Delayed by COVID-19 surge – proposed pay equity document now set for release

By Joel Maxwell

February 24, 2022

Omicron got in the way – but now the brakes are off for setting a date on a vote for pay equity.

March 2022

Emergency nurses in ‘moral distress’

By Mary Longmore

February 23, 2022

Emergency nurses are in “moral distress”, unable to provide “fundamental care” to patients, says a nurse leader.

March 2022

Government-commissioned review finds safe staffing programme ‘not fit-for-purpose’, nurses under pressure

By Joel Maxwell

February 17, 2022

Nurses are overworked, understaffed, face mental health pressure – and the safe staffing programme meant to fix this is not “fit-for-purpose” a review has found.

February 2022

Booster deadline extends over fears ‘thousands’ of nurses would be stood down as Omicron hits

By Mary Longmore

February 15, 2022

NZNO and other unions have convinced the Government to push back the deadline for nurses and health workers to get boosted by 10 days, amid fears of losing “thousands” of nurses amid an Omicron surge.

February 2022

‘Perfect storm’ coming as Omicron collides with nurse burnout

By Mary Longmore

February 8, 2022

NZNO warns health sector will be hard hit by ‘perfect storm’ of Omicron and burnout.

February 2022

‘It’s going to be ugly’ — critical care nurse leader

By Mary Longmore

February 8, 2022

A four-hour online course is not enough to train nurses to work in intensive care during a COVID-19 surge, says NZNO’s College of Critical Care Nurses chair Tania Mitchell.

February 2022

Plight of nurses behind theme for International Nurses Day

By Joel Maxwell

February 8, 2022

Exhausted, overworked, but still going: nurses set for international recognition.

February 2022

Omicron might be milder, but comes with pitfalls for nurses

By Joel Maxwell and Mary Longmore

February 8, 2022

The milder Omicron variant of COVID-19 could come with pitfalls for primary health care nurses, it has been revealed.

February 2022

NZNO submissions on health reforms call for tino rangatiratanga, universal MECA

By Joel Maxwell

February 8, 2022

A mega-MECA, and a call for tino rangatiratanga in the health system were part of NZNO’s submissions to Parliament on sweeping health reform laws.

February 2022

‘No easy answers’ to maintaining nursing workforce as Omicron hits

By Joel Maxwell

February 8, 2022

Waves of Omicron could leave district health boards with a nursing workforce headache.

December 2021 vol 27 no 11

RN ACE rules now apply for enrolled nurses

By Kai Tiaki editors

December 1, 2021

After two years of pressure from the Enrolled Nurse Section (ENS), enrolled nurse (EN) graduates can from 2022 apply for the ACE graduate programme while undertaking or awaiting results of state exams.

Uncut – news briefs

22 Nov	Whooping Cough epidemic declared across Aotearoa New Zealand Health agencies have confirmed today that Aotearoa New Zealand is now in the early stages of a Whooping Cough epidemic, with a nationally coordinated response now in place.
20 Nov	A Global Map of Winter Depression Healthnews has released an extensive study that ranks 194 countries based on their winter-pattern Seasonal Depression Disorder (SAD) risk.
18 Nov	Potential travel disruption expected with Tuesday’s national Hīkoi Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora urges those with an appointment scheduled at Wellington Regional Hospital on Tuesday morning or early afternoon, to please allow extra time to get to appointments.
15 Nov	ICN’s calls on G20 leaders to address international health worker migration crisis Ahead of the G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro next week, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) welcomes the Declarations recently adopted by the G20 Health Working Group and health ministers.
13 Nov	Measles case confirmed in Tāmaki Makaurau Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora has confirmed today that a new case of measles has been identified on Waiheke Island in Auckland. The case and their household are being supported by the National Public Health Service (NPHS), with those most at risk now in quarantine to help reduce the chance of further spread.
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.