March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
District health boards (DHBs) spend the biggest chunk of their $6.3 billion salary costs on nurses – $2.2 billion or 36 per cent – according to a report by the Health Workforce Directorate.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
Tai Tokerau nurse Marie Noa (Ngāti Hine) has received the Te Rūnanga o Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) Te Akenehi Hei Award. Noa was recognised for her contribution to the health of whānau Māori in Te Tai Tokerau and Aotearoa over several decades.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
The three successful candidates in last year’s election of nurses to the Nursing Council have still not been announced, a delay council chief executive Catherine Byrne described as “frustrating”.
Read more... Nursing Council election results not yet announced
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
WorkSafe Mahi Haumau Aotearoa has produced a good practice guide to help keep workers safe when handling cytotoxic drugs and related waste.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
Northland District Health Board (DHB) has a new chief nurse and midwifery officer Maree Sheard, a former director of nursing (DoN) in the New Zealand Army.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
A six-strong team, led by consumer advocate Sue Chetwin, is to review PHARMAC, the government agency which decides which medicines and medical devices will be funded. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Health Minister Andrew Little announced the review early this month.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
Up to 25 nurses working in managed isolation facilities (MIF) in Christchurch are being paid lower salaries than they are entitled to, NZNO organiser Danielle Davies says.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
NZNO and 26 other unions have agreed to “educate, support and encourage” their 320,000 members to have the COVID-19 vaccine.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
NZNO’s enrolled nurse (EN) section has taken its fight for ENs to become provisional COVID-19 vaccinators to the Minister of Health. And it seems to have worked.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
Māori and iwi health providers in Northland are preparing to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination to remote and vulnerable Māori communities.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 10, 2021
Sixteen Filipino-qualified nurses entered New Zealand last month after being granted a “critical purpose” exception.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 9, 2021
Ex-NZNO president Heather Symes would not elaborate on her reasons for resigning as president just two months after her election, when asked by Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand this month. She restated that it was for family/whānau reasons.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 9, 2021
Incoming chief nursing officer Lorraine Hetaraka (Tapuika, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāiterangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Kahu) hopes to support more Māori leadership models in health and nursing organisations.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
Te Rūnunga o Tāpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa/NZNO is mourning the passing of Rose Pere, as a “revered tōhuna tipua and leader for the revitalisation of indigenous knowledge and life throughout the world”.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
NZNO’s new policy analyst Māori Belinda Tuari-Toma (Ngāti Porou) will bring another Māori lens to NZNO’s policy and research work.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
Nurses working in Auckland’s managed isolation or quarantine facilities (MIQ/MIF) are getting paid higher rates than those in Canterbury, says an NZNO organiser.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
Citing growing evidence on the risks of airborne COVID-19 infection, NZNO has joined a global call for better COVID-19 guidance and protection for nurses.
Read more... NZNO joins nurses’ global call for better COVID-19 protection and guidance
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
NZNO would be encouraging members to have a COVID-19 vaccination unless they had a medical reason not to, acting industrial services manager Glenda Alexander said.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
There had been “a significant number” of applications for the NZNO chief executive (CE) role, board member Simon Auty told Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand.
February 2021 vol 27 no 1
February 1, 2021
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) congress this year will be a virtual affair. With the theme, Nursing Around the World, it will take place virtually on November 2-4.
