July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Indigenous conference looks to maunga
July 1, 2021
The Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference 2021 and hui ā-tau return in August.
Issue: July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
What is the price of industrial action? We need those who stay behind
July 1, 2021
As we move into another phase of ongoing district health board (DHB) member industrial action, we should stop and spare a thought for those who stay on to hold the fort.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Petition launched over nurses’ prescribing powers
July 1, 2021
Amid a global medication shortage, Nurse Practitioners New Zealand (NPNZ) has petitioned the Government to urgently amend the Medicines Act to allow them to prescribe alternatives when approved medications have run out.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
New NZNO webpage for end-of-life choice implementation
July 1, 2021
NZNO is developing a webpage to provide timely information for members as Aotearoa counts down to November 7 this year – when the End of Life Choice Act (EOLCA) comes into being.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Members vote for three more strike dates
July 1, 2021
Industrial action could run for months as members send an ‘historic’ three-strikes message to district health boards.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Nurses and unionists acknowledged in Queen’s Birthday honours
July 1, 2021
Four of our brightest stars celebrated and acknowledged in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.
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July 2021 vol 27 no 6
NZNO bargaining continues across sectors
July 1, 2021
DHB MECA negotiations might have snapped up the limelight, but important work continued in other health sectors in June.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
NZ hysteroscopy training on the way
July 1, 2021
NZNO Women’s Health College (WHC) is working with a New Zealand polytechnic to bring hysteroscopy training for nurses to New Zealand.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
New NZNO student vaccinator category
July 1, 2021
The NZNO board has launched a new student member category, providing indemnity for provisional vaccinators.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Lockdown gets graphic novel treatment
July 1, 2021
A graphic novel is bridging the gap between nursing academia, and young research subjects.