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Article category: Opinion

May 2023

Who are our practices serving? The ‘need profile’ of enrolled patients varies dramatically

By Nicolette Sheridan, Tim Kenealy and Tom Love

May 18, 2023

Where are high-needs patients cared for in general practice? This is the second in a series of articles about a major research project comparing models of general practice in New Zealand.

Read more... Who are our practices serving? The ‘need profile’ of enrolled patients varies dramatically

Who are our practices serving? The ‘need profile’ of enrolled patients varies dramatically

April 2023

Patient need the crucial factor: Study of general practice models shows there are no ‘stars’

By Nicolette Sheridan, Tim Kenealy and Tom Love

April 13, 2023

Researchers say the largest-ever study of general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand sheds new light and creates a powerhouse of data for decision-making.

Read more... Patient need the crucial factor: Study of general practice models shows there are no ‘stars’

April 2023

Whaiā ngā mea hei oranga mōu — self-care for Māori nurses

By Pipi Barton

April 3, 2023

Say your karakia, re-connect with your whānau and hapū, kōrero with Māori nursing friends — these are some of the secrets to self-care for Māori nurses.

Read more... Whaiā ngā mea hei oranga mōu — self-care for Māori nurses

Whaiā ngā mea hei oranga mōu — self-care for Māori nurses

February 2023

Lumpectomy — an unflinching account of surviving breast cancer

By Tina Makereti

February 16, 2023

‘Why, when my cancer care was so excellent, did it also seem to miss so much of what is essential to health?’ Tina Makereti shares an excerpt from her award-winning essay about surviving breast cancer.

Read more... Lumpectomy — an unflinching account of surviving breast cancer

Lumpectomy — an unflinching account of surviving breast cancer

November 2022

Fund our training — it’s time for the Government to seriously invest in the domestic nursing workforce

By Pipi Barton

November 9, 2022

An increasingly ‘academic-oriented’ nursing profession has done nothing to support Māori into the workforce, says Māori nurse educator Pipi Barton, in a call to return to paid training.

Read more... Fund our training — it’s time for the Government to seriously invest in the domestic nursing workforce

November 2022

‘We have given until we’ve bled’ — the importance of a shared struggle

By NZNO chief executive Paul Goulter

November 7, 2022

You may have noticed I’ve been talking a lot lately about the power of the collective and NZNO members — whether nurses, kaiāwhina or health-care assistants — turning up for each other, no matter where or what part of the health sector you work in.

Read more... ‘We have given until we’ve bled’ — the importance of a shared struggle

‘We have given until we’ve bled’ — the importance of a shared struggle

September 2022

With assisted dying now a reality, what do nurses need?

By Margaret Sandham, Rhona Winnington and Melissa Carey

September 29, 2022

Nurses need clear policies and guidelines to give them confidence when dealing with assisted dying requests.

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With assisted dying now a reality, what do nurses need?

August 2022

Te wero, our challenge, to grow our own workforce

By Sue Adams and Josephine Davis

August 31, 2022

The COVID-19 surge workforce — of unregulated health workers — could be an important source of new nurses.

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Te wero, our challenge, to grow our own workforce

August 2022

Why Whangārei’s ED nurses said ‘No’ to extra shifts

By Rachel Thorn

August 24, 2022

Exhaustion, frustration and anger have led emergency nurses at Whangārei Hospital to hand over responsibility for staffing gaps to those in charge.

Read more... Why Whangārei’s ED nurses said ‘No’ to extra shifts

Why Whangārei’s ED nurses said ‘No’ to extra shifts

August 2022

Plunket nurses ‘stunned’ at zero per cent pay rise offer

By Hannah Cook

August 16, 2022

Whānau Āwhina Plunket nurses seeking pay parity with Te Whatu Ora nurses say a zero per cent pay offer is “demoralising”.

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September 2022

Witch hunts and perfect storms — why nurses attack their own leaders

By Liz Manning and Wendy Blair

August 10, 2022

“Oppressed group behaviour” may explain why some nurses promoted to leadership positions find themselves undermined by former colleagues.

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Witch hunts and perfect storms — why nurses attack their own leaders

August 2022

What you can do about unsafe staffing on your ward

By Ben Basevi

August 10, 2022

NZNO members went on strike last year and won — alongside pay increases — an agreement that employers return to safe staffing levels.

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What you can do about unsafe staffing on your ward

July 2022

The struggles facing student nurses in today’s world

By Manu Reiri

July 26, 2022

Resilience is key as inflation heaps pressure on ‘beautiful’ but stretched nursing students

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July 2022

Sitting at the top table — he karanga ki ngā tapuhi Māori

By Pipi Barton

July 20, 2022

Māori nurse, lecturer and researcher puts out a call for more Māori nurses to join roopu on growing the Māori nursing workforce.

Read more... Sitting at the top table — he karanga ki ngā tapuhi Māori

July 2022

The reality of ED — ‘noisy, overcrowded, unsafe and broken down’

By Lucy McLaren

July 12, 2022

A nurse practitioner spells out the reality of working in an overcrowded, noisy, and ill-equipped ED, where tired nurses are rationing care while dealing with abusive, distressed patients.

Read more... The reality of ED — ‘noisy, overcrowded, unsafe and broken down’

July 2022

Vigilance needed over New Zealand’s hard-won abortion rights

By Emma Macfarlane

July 7, 2022

New Zealand’s gains in abortion rights could ‘easily’ be lost as in the United States, warns a senior women’s health nurse.

Read more... Vigilance needed over New Zealand’s hard-won abortion rights

July 2022

Nurse leader pleads for funding as staffing shortage forces closure of 900 aged-care beds

By NZNO College of Gerontology Nursing chair Natalie Seymour

July 6, 2022

Nurses in aged care are burning out and breaching their contracts working extended shifts to fill roster gaps, amid increasingly complex need of residents, says an aged care nurse leader.

Read more... Nurse leader pleads for funding as staffing shortage forces closure of 900 aged-care beds

June 2022

Looking after your health and wellbeing in a pandemic

By Helen Duyvestyn

June 30, 2022

Mental health nurse and life coach Helen Duyvestyn shares her insights into maintaining our chill in the midst of a global pandemic. 

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Looking after your health and wellbeing in a pandemic

June 2022

It’s time to truly recognise the contribution of enrolled nurses

By Robyn Hewlett

June 30, 2022

The struggles of the enrolled nurse (EN) profession are well-documented and it is time ENs are truly recognised for what they contribute.

Read more... It’s time to truly recognise the contribution of enrolled nurses

It’s time to truly recognise the contribution of enrolled nurses

June 2022

Health reforms fail to deliver on climate change, say NZNO & other health professionals

By Mikey Brenndorfer

June 29, 2022

Climate change remains the greatest threat to human health, according to the World Health Organization.1

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