By Lisa Sparks
July 1, 2021
Diabetes clinical nurse specialist Lisa Sparks discusses the place of empagliflozin and dulaglutide in treatment of type 2 diabetes, with emphasis on potential side effects, sick-day management and improving patient adherence.
Read more... Supporting patients on the new diabetes meds: What you need to know
By Kai Tiaki editors
July 1, 2021
For one dedicated West Coast nurse, going on strike for a safer workplace was among her final acts of solidarity.
Read more... West Coast nurse’s last stand
By Kai Tiaki editors
July 1, 2021
Nurses on strike on June 9 were angrier than during the July 2018 strike, according to senior NZNO delegate and duty nurse manager at Grey Hospital (Te Nīkau) Nelly Hofman. And the level of support for the strike, both from nurses and the public, was massive, she said.
Read more... Nurses ‘angrier’ this time
By Kate Weston and Glenda Alexander
July 1, 2021
NZNO acting manager professional and nursing services Kate Weston and acting industrial services manager Glenda Alexander explain why staying behind to provide life-preserving services is crucial to the success of a strike.
Read more... Why we need you to work, while colleagues strike
By Catherine Chan
July 1, 2021
Due to its name, diabetes insipidus is often confused with the more common diabetes mellitus. But it is a completely separate condition with different causes and different treatment.
Read more... Diabetes insipidus: The diabetes that’s not about glucose
By co-editor Mary Longmore
July 1, 2021
Working while all your colleagues go on strike isn’t easy – but it’s crucial. Nurses share their experiences of providing life-preserving services (LPS) during the June 9 strike.
Read more... Away from the picket line – those who stay behind
By Brian Easton
July 1, 2021
Economist Brian Easton analyses the Government’s proposed health reforms, firstly from an historical perspective. In the second article in this series, in next month’s issue, he looks ahead to where the reforms might take us.
Read more... The roots of today’s public health system
By Heather Came
July 1, 2021
A new tool to analyse documents’ compliance with te Tiriti cuts through the rhetoric and gets to the nitty-gritty.
Read more... Critical te Tiriti Analysis: A tool to strengthen te Tiriti o Waitangi compliance
By Leanne Manson
July 1, 2021
NZNO’s board has made a commitment to ensure staff and members are part of the equity journey.
Read more... NZNO launches project to create ‘staunch equity advocates’
By Leanne Manson
July 1, 2021
NZNO policy advisor Māori, Leanne Manson (Ngāti Tama Ki Te Tau Ihu, Te Ātiawa) explores the kaupapa of equity, and what it means in the health sector.
Read more... ‘Karanga of change’ calls all of us – no matter our role in health world
By co-editor Joel Maxwell
July 1, 2021
In te reo Māori, co-editor Joel Maxwell welcomes readers to our Matariki edition, before focusing – in reo Pākehā – on the importance of equity in our work.
Read more... EQUITY: Abstract concepts have cold, hard consequences