By co-editor Mary Longmore
November 1, 2020
COVID-19 has provided a great opportunity to “reset” aged care and create a culture where older people can “flourish”, said person-centred care expert and nursing professor at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University, Brendon McCormack.
Read more... The power of older person-centred care
By co-editor Anne Manchester
November 1, 2020
A new Ministry of Health report has highlighted the incidence of COVID-19 among health-care workers and the need for a nationally consistent approach to managing pandemics in the aged residential care sector.
Read more... Aged residential care workers hit hard by COVID-19
By Kai Tiaki editors
November 1, 2020
NZNO is working with the Public Service Association (PSA) over staff and patient safety concerns at Wellington Hospital’s mental health and addictions service, Te Whare o Matairangi (TWM).
Read more... Wellington mental health staff ‘burning out’
By Kai Tiaki editors
November 1, 2020
A nurse working in an Auckland COVID-19 isolation facility says she has “never felt so professionally compromised”.
Read more... ‘Never felt so professionally compromised’
By Kai Tiaki editors
November 1, 2020
NZNO’s district health board multi-employer collective agreement (DHB MECA) bargaining team is now waiting on information from the DHBs themselves in order to progress their claims.
Read more... MECA claims underway
By Kai Tiaki editors
November 1, 2020
NZNO leaders say they are looking forward to working with the new Minister of Health Andrew Little as soon as possible.
Read more... NZNO ready to meet new Health Minister
By Kai Tiaki editors
November 1, 2020
NZNO issued a strike notice late last month covering some 3200 primary health care (PHC) nurses and receptionist/administration staff across more than 500 practices and accident/medical centres nationwide.
Read more... Plan for more strike action finalised
By Kai Tiaki editors
November 1, 2020
NZNO WOMEN’S health college chair Denise Braid is welcoming the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) decision to review all declined injury claims related to surgical mesh since 2005.
Read more... NZNO welcomes mesh review
By Kai Tiaki editors
November 1, 2020
NZNO will start drawing up guidelines for nurses over the next 12 months on how to work within the new end-of-life law next year.
Read more... How will end-of-life law affect nurses?
By Kerri Nuku
November 1, 2020
The harm caused by racism and discrimination can never be justified and is hard to heal.
Read more... The kaiwhakahaere comments