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June 2021 vol 27 no 5

Downsides of smartphones for students

By Kai Tiaki editors

June 1, 2021

Forget PPE or vaccines – it appears nurses are no more immune to the risks of the digital age than everyday people.

June 2021 vol 27 no 5

Vera Ellen: Hutt Hospital’s former principal nurse dies

By Kai Tiaki editors

June 1, 2021

Former principal nurse at Hutt Hospital, Vera Ellen, died in April, aged 94.

June 2021 vol 27 no 5

‘Culture of fear’ in NZ health system

By Kai Tiaki editors

June 1, 2021

Two-thirds of nurses surveyed have witnessed unsafe nursing practice by their peers, new research suggests – double the rate of some international findings.

June 2021 vol 27 no 5

Concerns over roll-out

By Kai Tiaki editors

June 1, 2021

NZNO is “very concerned” at the pace with which unregulated vaccinators are being introduced to the COVID-19 roll-out, acting manager, professional and nursing services, Kate Weston says.

Nan Kinross: Trailblazer and disruptor

By Joy Bickley Asher

June 1, 2021

Emeritus Professor Nancy Kinross, RN, PhD, CBE, 1926-2021.

June 2021 vol 27 no 5

Sore arm ‘worth it’

By Kai Tiaki editors

June 1, 2021

NZNO and Public Service Association (PSA) members got their COVID-19 vaccinations at Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) recently.

Nursing support for people with mild mental health needs

By Helen Duyvestyn

June 1, 2021

What can a nurse do in everyday practice to support a person with mild depression and anxiety? A clinical nurse specialist recommends a variety of practical tools and advice.

June 2021 vol 27 no 5

Incensed by a public sector pay freeze and a one-off cash payment instead of a long-term pay rise, NZNO’s district health board (DHB) members this month voted ‘overwhelmingly’ to reject the DHBs’ latest offer and go on strike.

Read more... Strike ‘a warning’ to DHBs

June 2021 vol 27 no 5

Jumping the ditch

By co-editor Joel Maxwell

June 1, 2021

Is the nursing brain drain real? And if it is, can you blame nurses for leaving?

Education supplement – tertiary opportunities

By Kai Tiaki editors

June 1, 2021

There are plenty of excellent nursing study choices in Aotearoa – both for new students and postgraduate options for those looking to advance their studies.

June 2021 vol 27 no 5

Nurses must find their voice, amid changes

By Jenny Carryer

June 1, 2021

Health Minister Andrew Little and the transition team have outlined significant change in the larger health service delivery structures.

June 2021 vol 27 no 5

Scholarship submissions open for awards to support Māori nurses

By Kai Tiaki editors

June 1, 2021

Submissions have opened for the fourth annual PHARMAC Tapuhi Kaitiaki Awards.

June 2021 vol 27 no 5

New health entities ‘fully functional’ by Sept 2022

By co-editor Joel Maxwell

June 1, 2021

Transition unit bosses give clues on how sweeping health reforms will roll out.

June 2021 vol 27 no 5

Leading from the two houses

By co-editor Joel Maxwell

June 1, 2021

New co-chair, Māori, for the National Nursing Leaders group Brenda Close talks about the two houses of modern nursing leadership.

Uncut – news briefs

10 Oct	Call to immunise now as New Zealand at high risk of whooping cough outbreak Pregnant people, babies, children and others at high risk from whooping cough are urged to get vaccinated as soon as possible, as Aotearoa New Zealand stands at high risk of an outbreak.
9 Oct	New pilot with Plunket to deliver childhood immunisations To increase access and boost immunisation rates, Health New Zealand \| Te Whatu Ora and Whānau Āwhina Plunket will pilot the delivery of childhood immunisations at a select number of sites across the country.
8 Oct	Health NZ Begins Development of National Perinatal Bereavement Care Pathway As Baby Loss Awareness Week shines a light on the heartbreak faced by many, Health NZ is taking a compassionate and hopeful step forward in transforming the support available for whānau who experience the loss of a baby.
7 Oct	Govt takes the scalpel to regional health budgets At Labour’s insistence, Te Whatu Ora financial documents have been released by the Health Select Committee today showing more cuts are on the way for our health system.
2 Oct	Orion Health and Streamliners form strategic partnership Orion Health, a global leader in digital health solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Streamliners, creators of HealthPathways which provides an online manual used to assist with clinical assessments.
1 Oct	Rollout of new medicines across New Zealand begins Today marks the first day a range of new medicines, including cancer medicines, will start to become available in hospitals and health centres across the country.
27 Sept	New Dunedin hospital: Southerners deserve better The Government’s announcement today that it will scale back the new Dunedin hospital will negatively impact patient care, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki O Aotearoa says.
26 Sept	Govt not addressing health workforce crisis The National Government is hiding the gaps in the health workforce from New Zealanders, by not producing a full workforce plan nearly a year into their tenure.
25 Sept	New programme offers step up for jobseekers seeking a career in health and wellbeing Local jobseekers have an exciting new opportunity to begin a career in Health following the launch of a new community-based kaiāwhina programme in the Hutt Valley.
23 Sept	Ministers oblivious to cuts’ effect on families The National Government is oblivious to the impact cuts to services will have on New Zealanders who are doing the hard yards caring for mentally ill family members.
19 Sept	Wānaka community to benefit from new overnight health service Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says an Overnight Acute Care Service opening in October will provide people in Wānaka and the surrounding area with the assurance of quality overnight care closer to home.
17 Sept	Dr Le Heron takes title of 2024 Alzheimers NZ Fellow Distinguished neurologist and cognitive neuroscientist, Dr Campbell Le Heron, has been made the 2024 Alzheimers NZ Fellow for his work researching and managing cognitive disorders.
11 Sept	Aged care will be worse off if redesign rushed New Zealanders needing aged care support and the people who care for them will be worse off if the Government pushes through a flawed and rushed redesign of dementia and aged care.
11 Sept	Govt takes action on mpox response, widens access to vaccine The Government is taking immediate action on a number of steps around New Zealand’s response to mpox, including improving access to vaccine availability so people who need it can do so more easily, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti and Associate Health Minister David Seymour announced today.
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.