October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Record turnout as DHB members accept offer
October 15, 2021
After 15 months of bargaining, a nationwide strike and countless meetings, the members have spoken.
Issue: October 2021 vol 27 no 9
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Offer on the table for DHB members, other sectors await voting outcome
October 1, 2021
As the countdown begins for the ratification vote on the DHB MECA, other industrial sectors come to grips with COVID-19.
Read more... Offer on the table for DHB members, other sectors await voting outcome
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
New NZNO leadership team after board election results
October 1, 2021
NZNO has a new president and vice president after September’s board election. Anne Daniels was elected president and Nano Tunnicliff was elected vice president after voting closed on September 10.
Read more... New NZNO leadership team after board election results
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Financial statement outlined at AGM
October 1, 2021
NZNO management will take a microscope to spending to cut a cashflow shortfall, the 2021 annual general meeting has heard.
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Nurses ‘will be involved in shaping changes’
October 1, 2021
Nurses will “absolutely” have input on how health reforms roll out next year, according to the man in charge of the transition.
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Nursing panel to investigate missed CCDM deadline
October 1, 2021
Two former NZNO staff members have been appointed to a four-nurse panel to investigate why the safe staffing accord missed its deadline.
Read more... Nursing panel to investigate missed CCDM deadline
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Hospital visitors must be limited in a pandemic
October 1, 2021
In September 2021, NZNO supported members at Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) who had put in place a provisional improvement notice (PIN), citing health and safety concerns over a permissive visitor policy.
Read more... Hospital visitors must be limited in a pandemic
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Panel discusses challenges of living and learning through a pandemic
October 1, 2021
Microbiologist and science communicator Siouxsie Wiles spoke on NZNO’s panel on living through a pandemic about the “huge” amount of harassment she had been subjected to since becoming a public educator on COVID-19 last April.
Read more... Panel discusses challenges of living and learning through a pandemic
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Hutchison honoured for setting up nurse-led palliative and oncology services on Coast
October 1, 2021
Retiring nurse manager Cheryl Hutchison received NZNO’s services to nursing award at the AGM, an acknowledgement of her work to set up nurse-led palliative and oncology services on the West Coast.
Read more... Hutchison honoured for setting up nurse-led palliative and oncology services on Coast
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Kai Tiaki online only from 2022
October 1, 2021
Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand will be heading exclusively online by 2022, but will still be accessible to NZNO members through a simple online registration.