June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Old MECA promises still unmet
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.
Article category: News
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Wellington neonatal unit gets big staffing top-up
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
‘Drastic’ action on nurse shortage needed
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
Downsides of smartphones for students
June 1, 2021
Forget PPE or vaccines – it appears nurses are no more immune to the risks of the digital age than everyday people.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Vera Ellen: Hutt Hospital’s former principal nurse dies
June 1, 2021
Former principal nurse at Hutt Hospital, Vera Ellen, died in April, aged 94.
Read more... Vera Ellen: Hutt Hospital’s former principal nurse dies
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
‘Culture of fear’ in NZ health system
June 1, 2021
Two-thirds of nurses surveyed have witnessed unsafe nursing practice by their peers, new research suggests – double the rate of some international findings.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Concerns over roll-out
June 1, 2021
NZNO is “very concerned” at the pace with which unregulated vaccinators are being introduced to the COVID-19 roll-out, acting manager, professional and nursing services, Kate Weston says.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Nan Kinross: Trailblazer and disruptor
June 1, 2021
Emeritus Professor Nancy Kinross, RN, PhD, CBE, 1926-2021.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Sore arm ‘worth it’
June 1, 2021
NZNO and Public Service Association (PSA) members got their COVID-19 vaccinations at Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) recently.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Strike ‘a warning’ to DHBs
June 1, 2021
Incensed by a public sector pay freeze and a one-off cash payment instead of a long-term pay rise, NZNO’s district health board (DHB) members this month voted ‘overwhelmingly’ to reject the DHBs’ latest offer and go on strike.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Scholarship submissions open for awards to support Māori nurses
June 1, 2021
Submissions have opened for the fourth annual PHARMAC Tapuhi Kaitiaki Awards.
Read more... Scholarship submissions open for awards to support Māori nurses
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
New health entities ‘fully functional’ by Sept 2022
June 1, 2021
Transition unit bosses give clues on how sweeping health reforms will roll out.
Read more... New health entities ‘fully functional’ by Sept 2022
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Leading from the two houses
June 1, 2021
New co-chair, Māori, for the National Nursing Leaders group Brenda Close talks about the two houses of modern nursing leadership.
May 2021 vol 27 no 4
Budget 2021: Government lays out cash for transition to new health system
May 20, 2021
The Government has splashed $486 million in Budget 2021 to kick start its planned health system revamp.
Read more... Budget 2021: Government lays out cash for transition to new health system
May 2021 vol 27 no 4
Membership surge after strike news
May 19, 2021
A surge of nurses joined NZNO the day it announced plans to strike next month, and is continuing, after an “overwhelming” vote by members over district health board pay negotiations.
May 2021 vol 27 no 4
‘Preventable’ virus costs 17,000 health workers’ lives globally
May 17, 2021
At least 17,000 health workers died in the past year as the world reacted too slowly to the “preventable” COVID-19 pandemic, a new World Health Organisation report has found.
Read more... ‘Preventable’ virus costs 17,000 health workers’ lives globally
May 2021 vol 27 no 4
Nurses vote to strike on June 9
May 14, 2021
NZNO members working in District Health Boards (DHBs) have “overwhelmingly” voted to strike after rejecting last month’s offer in multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) negotiations.
May 2021 vol 27 no 4
Filipino nurses stopped at border
May 1, 2021
The ambassador to the Philippines has stepped in to ask the New Zealand Government to change its visa rules after eight Filipino nurses trying to fly to New Zealand were halted at Manila’s airport earlier this year.
May 2021 vol 27 no 4
‘Complex’ constitutional review pushed back
May 1, 2021
A review of NZNO’s constitution is unlikely to be completed in time for the 2021 NZNO annual general meeting (AGM) in September, says NZNO’s board of directors.
May 2021 vol 27 no 4
Concerns over unregulated vaccinators
May 1, 2021
Questions remain over plans to use lay people in the Government’s ambitious COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
