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Former national director/chief executive of NZNO Brenda Wilson died peacefully at her home in Invercargill last month, aged 83. She had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease three years ago.
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Much work needs to be done to address big issues such as the privilege Pākehā receive in their health care and the under-privilege of Māori, accessibility of services, the importance of wairuatanga in health care, and empowerment of Māori to make decisions about their own health.
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NZNO’s new senior policy analyst is Lucia Bercinskas. She fills the role left vacant after the resignation of Jill Wilkinson in February.
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Unless health-care workers are fully trained in the best use of personal protective equipment, they risk being infected with COVID-19 and other pandemic and epidemic viruses.
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A new six-bed inpatient mental health facility at Wellington Hospital will be ready in 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed.
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Nurse practitioner of the year and practice nurse of the year are just two categories open to nurses in the 2020/2021 Primary Healthcare Awards/He Tohu Mauri Ora.
Read more... Primary health care professionals to be honoured
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While management of COVID-19 has captured a good deal of attention this election campaign, it is important to consider other concerns that have been around for a lot longer.
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Nurses covered by the primary health care multi-employer collective agreement (PHC MECA) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of more strike action in pursuit of pay parity.
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Research into the function of astrocyte cells in the brain provides a potential new avenue for Parkinson’s disease therapy.
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Negotiations for the NZNO/district health board multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) – NZNO’s biggest in terms of members covered – are on track, according to acting industrial services manager Glenda Alexander.
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Nurses understand the impact of the environment on individual and population health. That understanding is crucial to ensuring health justice in interventions to mitigate climate change.
Read more... Nurses are crucial in the fight against climate change
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Nursing leadership positions at a number of district health boards (DHBs) are under threat. NZNO acting associate professional services manager Kate Weston said there appeared to be an emerging trend in the sector to dismantle, diminish or degrade senior nursing leadership positions.
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Kelly Talbot, a 29-year-old clinical nurse specialist at Rotorua’s Southern Cross Hospital and student nurse educator (SNE) at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, is NZNO’s 2020 Young Nurse of the Year.
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Diane McCulloch has been a clinical nurse specialist in emergency care at Waitakere Hospital since 2009. She trained in South Africa in 1976 but did not nurse when her children were young.
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Geraldine Kirkwood has been working in New Zealand since she and her husband, also a registered nurse, arrived from the United Kingdom in 1997.
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Waitakere Hospital enrolled nurse (EN) Noleen Dayal promises to bring “lots of passion, new energy and a fresh face to the board”.
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New vice-president Tracey Morgan (Ngāti Raukawa, Ahūriri) started her health journey in 1994 as a Plunket kaiāwhina in Putaruru.
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Articles written from the minutes of the August board of directors meeting.
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Many challenges confront a nurse working with people with Parkinson’s disease. This is due to the nature of the disease, with symptoms and progression varying widely.
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COVID-19 has forced changes to how NZNO conducts its delegate training.
