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Health System Futureproofing Needs To Happen Outside Of Just Doctor And Nurse Undergraduate Funding
Friday, 16 June 2023, 11:42 am | NZIMLS
Terry Taylor, President of the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) The NZIMLS continues to express our disappointment at the lack of consistent funding impetus passed on to vital struggling frontline health professions like Pathology. ... More >>
In Labs We Trust…..Celebrating Our Critical Medical Laboratory Science Workforce In Aotearoa
Monday, 29 August 2022, 6:50 am | NZIMLS
After a hiatus since 2019 the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) is pleased to finally have an in person national Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) to celebrate and communicate the critical role of medical laboratory science ... More >>
What About The Health Workforce From July 1st As Health NZ Governance Takes Effect?
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 4:53 pm | NZIMLS
By Terry Taylor, President, New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS). I remember back in 2018 sitting in the then Minister of Health Dr David Clark’s electorate office in Dunedin and chatting about where I thought the profession ... More >>
Independent Covid PCR Testing Capacity Report Highlights Laboratory Profession Woes
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 2:13 pm | NZIMLS
The NZIMLS totally acknowledges the inherent issues that led to the overestimation of the Covid PCR diagnostic capacity in our laboratories. The background issues that have plagued the provision of all diagnostic laboratory services since the first ... More >>
NZIMLS 'Workforce Crisis' Document Delivery To Minister Of Health Plus Associates
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 6:27 pm | NZIMLS
The New Zealand institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) has advised the Minister of Health that our intention is to hand deliver to parliament steps, Beehive on Thursday 12th May at 1.15pm a full and comprehensive review of the very real crisis ... More >>
The Silent Pandemic Called Inaction
Monday, 25 April 2022, 6:04 pm | NZIMLS
By Terry Taylor, New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) President Since the start of the pandemic there has been one consistent message coming from our parliamentary representatives. The government blaming the opposition for the ... More >>
The Omicron Journey, A Stark Warning From Inside Out
Friday, 1 April 2022, 5:59 pm | NZIMLS
Terry Taylor, New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) President This is a real time assessment of living and breathing through Omicron. We are constantly told Omicron is a mild illness, nothing to worry about, most people get mild symptoms, ... More >>
Why Should Complex Diagnostic Testing Only Be Performed Within Diagnostic Laboratories?
Sunday, 20 March 2022, 2:29 pm | NZIMLS
The recent announcement that a biotech company is going to place a diagnostic testing instrument in a select group of pharmacies has raised some real concerns from the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS). We have all seen the ... More >>
Do We Need To Start Sending In The CATs (Common-Sense Attitude To Testing) After The RAT’s?
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 1:51 pm | NZIMLS
From the perspective of a professional body that oversees most of the practising medical laboratory workforce, RAT’s have provided a vital stop gap to gain control back in our frontline diagnostic laboratory service. But the question needs to be ... More >>
The Laboratory Fight For The Control Of Omicron
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 2:05 pm | NZIMLS
The past two weeks have seen the most difficult and demanding phase of the two years of the COVID pandemic for our diagnostic laboratory workforce. When Terry Taylor the president of the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) ... More >>
COVID PCR Testing Capacity Reaching Crisis Time
Saturday, 19 February 2022, 2:11 pm | NZIMLS
The stresses and strains of the long two-year battle with COVID are coming to a head for the beleaguered laboratory workforce of Aotearoa New Zealand. The PCR testing demand is outstripping our ability to function in a clear and coordinated way due ... More >>
The Science Of Mistakes In A Healthcare Setting. Are We Immune From COVID Testing Errors In Aotearoa New Zealand?
Thursday, 30 December 2021, 7:39 pm | NZIMLS
The recent issue with incorrect COVID PCR result text messages being sent out from SydPath, St. Vincent's Pathology in Sydney raises a valid question. Could this happen in Aotearoa New Zealand? The logical reality is that mistakes can and do happen no ... More >>
So Exactly Who Is Doing Your COVID PCR Testing?
Friday, 10 December 2021, 7:46 am | NZIMLS
Have you ever wondered who the medical experts are that oversee all aspects of your COVID PCR tests in the diagnostic laboratories in Aotearoa New Zealand? These highly qualified registered health professionals are medical laboratory scientists (MLS). ... More >>
The Team Of 4000. The Backroom Of The Weary COVID Testing Response
Monday, 29 November 2021, 9:57 am | NZIMLS
There have been concerns raised over the past few weeks about the turnaround times for COVID PCR tests in our northern diagnostic laboratories. The New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) stands firmly behind our beleaguered and weary ... More >>
Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Workforce And Living With COVID
Friday, 15 October 2021, 8:49 am | NZIMLS
The New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) would like to clear up some misconceptions that have been raised in the past month about the competence and ability of our diagnostic laboratory scientists working within the diagnostic ... More >>
