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Issue: May 2021 vol 27 no 4

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

‘One woman waited nine hours in ED’: Organisers hit streets to gather support for nursing cause

By Kai Tiaki editors

June 3, 2021

Hordes of mid-afternoon walkers blasted up and down Willis St, Wellington, but there were clipboards, pens and the nursing kaupapa awaiting their attention.

Read more... ‘One woman waited nine hours in ED’: Organisers hit streets to gather support for nursing cause

‘One woman waited nine hours in ED’: Organisers hit streets to gather support for nursing cause

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Budget 2021: Government lays out cash for transition to new health system

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 20, 2021

The Government has splashed $486 million in Budget 2021 to kick start its planned health system revamp.

Read more... Budget 2021: Government lays out cash for transition to new health system

Budget 2021: Government lays out cash for transition to new health system

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Membership surge after strike news

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 19, 2021

A surge of nurses joined NZNO the day it announced plans to strike next month, and is continuing, after an “overwhelming” vote by members over district health board pay negotiations.

Read more... Membership surge after strike news

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

‘Preventable’ virus costs 17,000 health workers’ lives globally

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 17, 2021

At least 17,000 health workers died in the past year as the world reacted too slowly to the “preventable” COVID-19 pandemic, a new World Health Organisation report has found.

Read more... ‘Preventable’ virus costs 17,000 health workers’ lives globally

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Nurses vote to strike on June 9

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 14, 2021

NZNO members working in District Health Boards (DHBs) have “overwhelmingly” voted to strike after rejecting last month’s offer in multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) negotiations.

Read more... Nurses vote to strike on June 9

Nurses vote to strike on June 9

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Why are experienced nurses leaving work?

By Janine Ellison

May 1, 2021

Experienced nurses are quitting the profession in droves. What’s driving them out and what might keep them working in acute care?

Read more... Why are experienced nurses leaving work?

Why are experienced nurses leaving work?

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

At ease with a rural way of practice

By co-editor Joel Maxwell

May 1, 2021

It’s a long way from Mauritius to the South Island’s West Coast, but Randy Gopalla is comfortable with small-town life and more generalist rural practice.

Read more... At ease with a rural way of practice

At ease with a rural way of practice

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Filipino nurses stopped at border

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

The ambassador to the Philippines has stepped in to ask the New Zealand Government to change its visa rules after eight Filipino nurses trying to fly to New Zealand were halted at Manila’s airport earlier this year.

Read more... Filipino nurses stopped at border

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

‘Overwhelming solidarity’ at St George’s

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

“Overwhelming solidarity” has seen a proposed collective agreement (CA) between St George’s Hospital in Christchurch and NZNO ratified by 88 per cent of voting members.

Read more... ‘Overwhelming solidarity’ at St George’s

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Aged care members ‘doing more with less’

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

Members working in aged care are under increasing pressure to do more with less, NZNO industrial adviser for aged care Lesley Harry says.

Read more... Aged care members ‘doing more with less’

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Sick leave key to deal at CHT Healthcare Trust

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

A proposed agreement between NZNO members and residential aged care provider CHT Healthcare Trust has been “overwhelmingly” ratified by 96 per cent of voting members, organiser Christina Couling said.

Read more... Sick leave key to deal at CHT Healthcare Trust

Sick leave key to deal at CHT Healthcare Trust

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Family Planning salaries benchmarked

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

Work to benchmark salaries for Family Planning (FP) nurses and other staff has been completed, primary health care industrial adviser Chris Wilson said.

Read more... Family Planning salaries benchmarked

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Hospice talks go to mediation

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

NZNO is going into mediation with Hospice New Zealand, after members rejected its proposed multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) in April.

Read more... Hospice talks go to mediation

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Plunket negotiations underway in early May

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

Collective agreement (CA) negotiations between NZNO and Plunket were to take place on May 4 and 5, after members around the country endorsed a range of claims including a focus on Family Start and administration staff.

Read more... Plunket negotiations underway in early May

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Nurses’ COVID-19 contribution

By NZNO acting manager, nursing and professional services, Kate Weston

May 1, 2021

Nurses’ contribution to the COVID-19 pandemic has been significant in all areas of health care.

Read more... Nurses’ COVID-19 contribution

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

‘Complex’ constitutional review pushed back

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

A review of NZNO’s constitution is unlikely to be completed in time for the 2021 NZNO annual general meeting (AGM) in September, says NZNO’s board of directors.

Read more... ‘Complex’ constitutional review pushed back

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Concerns over unregulated vaccinators

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

Questions remain over plans to use lay people in the Government’s ambitious COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

Read more... Concerns over unregulated vaccinators

Concerns over unregulated vaccinators

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Late CTU leader ‘unionist to her boots’

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

She was a “unionist to her boots” and had she lived, Helen Kelly might even have a nice view from a Beehive office by now.

Read more... Late CTU leader ‘unionist to her boots’

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

Nurses ‘profoundly affected’ by end-of-life law

By Kai Tiaki editors

May 1, 2021

Nurses must not be forgotten in the End of Life Choice Act (EOLCA), due to come into effect on November 7, NZNO says.

Read more... Nurses ‘profoundly affected’ by end-of-life law

May 2021 vol 27 no 4

New Nepalese RN enjoys respect and autonomy

By co-editor Mary Longmore

May 1, 2021

After a long bureaucratic journey, worsened by the lockdown, an RN from Nepal is thriving in her first New Zealand nursing role.

Read more... New Nepalese RN enjoys respect and autonomy

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