letter – Kaitiaki Nursing New Zealand

April 2024

A nurse’s burnout leads to hospital for carers

By Jacqui O'Connor

April 9, 2024

In 1993 I graduated as a New Zealand registered nurse. Starting from university, we were never taught the importance of caring for ourselves, or other carers, to help meet the huge demands of our roles.

March 2024

Nurses Memorial Fund is there to help

By Sharyn Lovell

April 3, 2024

In these difficult economic times, and with another wave of COVID-19, many people are experiencing financial hardship alongside the usual life events.

April 2024

Survey: How are we are doing in health & safety in New Zealand?

By Safeguard

March 4, 2024

Safeguard magazine’s annual State of the Nation survey is open and we invite you to take part.

February 2024

Health professionals’ views sought for survey on variations in sex characteristics

By Shaye Woolford, Katrina Roen and Eileen Joy

February 15, 2024

We are researchers from the University of Waikato – Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato and we are exploring health professionals’ experiences of working with people with variations in sex characteristics.

March 2024

Registered nurses considering post-graduate study sought

By Laura Ewens-Volynkina

February 15, 2024

Are you a registered nurse (RN) and thinking of doing postgraduate study in health sciences?

February 2024

Survey on key issues facing health-care workers

By Yasmin Handrich

February 15, 2024

Kantar, a global research and insights consultancy, is conducting a survey on behalf of our client, UP Education, to better understand the key issues facing health-care workers and the role of education in solving some of these issues.

March 2024

‘Innovative’ nurse-pharmacist partnership can help with declining childhood immunisation rates

By Nicola Metcalfe

February 2, 2024

I write as a registered nurse (RN) and immunisation coordinator, deeply concerned about the declining childhood immunisation rates in Aotearoa.

June 2023

Comprehensive guide to mesothelioma

By Jacob Bryant

May 17, 2023

A United States law firm which acts for people exposed to asbestos has produced a thorough guide to mesothelioma.

June 2023

So much more than ‘just a nurse’

By Anna Hickey

May 8, 2023

An Auckland clinical nurse educator explains, in poetry, why you should not say ‘I’m just a nurse’.

Uncut – news briefs

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.
29 Aug	Te Whatu Ora redundancy proposal in breach of collective agreements Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora’s call for employees to end their employment via voluntary redundancy is in breach of the established consultation processes, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says.
28 Aug	ICN urges nurses to be vigilant after WHO declares mpox an international public health emergency The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has called for extra vigilance in the wake of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration that the upsurge in mpox 2024 outbreaks in the African region constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
27 Aug	Retirees to rally for safe Aged Residential Care Wellington retirees will rally tomorrow to protest staffing cuts at Aged Residential Care facilities. They want a fair go for staff and residents.
26 Aug	Mental health declines, relationships and jobs at risk without HRT, survey results show A nationwide survey that canvassed over 2000 hormone replacement therapy (HRT) users has proven how critical hormones are to general health, productivity, and mental wellness.
23 Aug	Govt funding boosts immunisation in high needs communities Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti has welcomed preliminary data on a major immunisation initiative, saying it reinforces a commitment to get resources and funding out of a Wellington-based bureaucratic tangle and directly to frontline providers.
22 Aug	Dargaville nurses to strike over doctor shortage Staff at Dargaville Hospital are sick and tired of working in fear because of the unavailability of an on-site doctor. Therefore, members of New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) will strike for one hour to voice their frustrations on 29 August.
22 Aug	New health report makes recommendations to support rural primary healthcare A new report about rural primary care identifies inequities in service provision, major pressures on funding and workforce, unsustainably high levels of clinical risk, and barriers for patients to access care when and where they need it.
19 Aug	ICN contributes to Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has submitted a comprehensive evidence-based report highlighting gravely concerning nurse recruitment trends, as part of the latest reporting round on implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel.
16 Aug	Health NZ corrects the record: Whangārei Hospital remains open Whangārei Hospital Emergency Department continues to accept patients and new admissions and any claims otherwise are false and inaccurate.
13 Aug	Healing Humanity Initiative Launches with First Grant to 3D Hands The Healing Humanity Initiative, in collaboration with the Hunt Family Foundation, is thrilled to launch and announce its first grant of $20,000 to Free 3D Hands.
8 Aug	Cutting frontline services will result in worsening mental health outcomes Family violence is likely to increase, more young people will switch off at school and there will be a worsening of mental health outcomes thanks to the Government’s latest cost-cutting exercise.
6 Aug	Update on cancer drug Keytruda access Health New Zealand is moving forward implementation planning to ensure a small group of cancer patients can take advantage of free early access to the drug Keytruda shortly ahead of Pharmac starting to fund the medication.
6 Aug	Govt delivers on overdue Christchurch ED unit Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says delivery of a long overdue Emergency Observation Unit for Christchurch Hospital will reduce admissions, free up valuable resources across the hospital and help deliver on shorter stays in Emergency Departments.
5 Aug	Significant step forward proposed for bowel cancer Pharmac is looking to fund a medicine for bowel cancer that would help people live longer. Public consultation has opened on Pharmac’s proposal to fund cetuximab (branded as Erbitux) for a type of bowel cancer where the cancer is located on the left side of the bowel and has spread to other parts of the body.
2 Aug	Community nurses continue to battle for higher wages About 150 community health nurses employed by Access Home Health continue with their struggle for fair wages and respect from their employer. The nurses are members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO).
1 Aug	ICN urges United Nations Secretary General to instigate decisive action to stop attacks on nurses in conflict zones Geneva, Switzerland ─ The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has written to the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) asking for firm and decisive action to be taken to prevent attacks on nurses and health care facilities.
31 July	Health NZ reset takes a step forward with the appointment of regional Deputy Chief Executives Following its announcement of a major reset, Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora has appointed four highly experienced health leaders to the roles of regional Deputy Chief Executives.