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Government ED Targets nothing to celebrate
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 2:33 pm | NZNO
Government ED Targets nothing to celebrate Yesterday, the NZNO College of Emergency Nurses NZ (CENNZ) were outraged to read the Minister of Health claiming the Emergency Department (ED) health targets are a great success when nurses know the discharge ... More >>
More primary healthcare needed
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 3:57 pm | NZNO
NZNO welcomes proposed new initiatives from the current National-led Government to improve healthcare access to disadvantaged New Zealanders, but Associate Professional Services Manager Hilary Graham-Smith cautions against exaggerating expected uptake ... More >>
NO to proposed Buller Integrated Family Health Centre
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 12:54 pm | NZNO
In support of the community opposition to the proposed Integrated Family Health Centre (IFHC), NZNO CE Memo Musa has written to the chair of the Health Select Committee, Hon. Simon O’Connor to set out NZNO’s position. More >>
Bill a hindrance to pay equity
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 11:20 am | NZNO
NZNO Industrial Services Manager Cee Payne says the draft Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill is disheartening and a step backwards for equality for nursing and women in Aotearoa/New Zealand. More >>
Broken funding model leaves nurses feeling unsafe
Monday, 7 August 2017, 4:01 pm | NZNO
Media Release 08 August 2017 Broken funding model leaves nurses feeling unsafe & unsupported at CCDHB More >>
Hikoi to Indigenous Nurses' Conference
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 12:40 pm | NZNO
This Friday 4 August at about 10.00am NZNO Kaiwhakahaere, Kerri Nuku will lead a Hikoi of Te Rūnanga o Aotearoa NZNO members from the Te Puea Memorial Marae in Mangere, Auckland to the Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference at the Holiday Inn, Ascot Road, ... More >>
Nurses express support for Debbie Chin
Friday, 21 July 2017, 11:38 am | NZNO
NZNO is alarmed to hear today of the resignation of Debbie Chin, Chief Executive of Capital and Coast DHB. Many members and staff are personally upset to see how the ongoing underfunding of the DHB has caused a highly capable leader to leave the ... More >>
Dilani Perera – a workplace leader for Equal Pay
Friday, 14 July 2017, 5:00 pm | NZNO
Dilani Perera – a workplace leader for Equal Pay At the Council of Trade Unions’ Women’s Conference tonight in Wellington, NZNO delegate Dilani Perera was honoured with a Leadership and Commitment on Equal Pay Award. Dilani is an NZNO member leader ... More >>
Wellington region DHBs $9.3 million short this Budget round
Friday, 7 July 2017, 3:48 pm | NZNO
Media Release 7 July 2017 Capital Coast, Hutt and Wairarapa DHBs' combined budget allocation short by over $9m this year The thorough CTU Health Budget analysis out this week shows the raw facts of health underfunding that leaves the Wellington region ... More >>
Counties-Manukau DHB budget allocation short by over $21m
Friday, 7 July 2017, 3:47 pm | NZNO
The thorough CTU Health Budget analysis out this week shows the raw facts of health underfunding that leaves Counties-Manukau short by at least $21m this year alone. More >>
No relief for nurses or DHBs in Budget 2017
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 7:22 pm | NZNO
No relief for nurses or DHBs in Budget 2017 $2b more needed Budget 2017 does not bring relief to pressured nurses. It fails to increase operational funding to a level that would mean nurses are adequately resourced to keep up with current health care ... More >>
$2.3 billion health funding gap shows nurses' concern
Sunday, 21 May 2017, 12:10 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is calling for $2.3 billion to be put back into health funding at this year’s budget on Thursday. NZNO President Grant Brookes says the figure released today by the Council of Trade Unions shows the cumulative ... More >>
Partnerships key to good midwifery service
Friday, 5 May 2017, 9:26 am | NZNO
The standard of care that New Zealand midwives offer is world class and New Zealand midwives have plenty to celebrate on International Midwives’ Day. But midwives are also acutely aware that many maternity units around the country are short staffed. ... More >>
NZNO Kaiwhakahaere calls again for a Māori nursing workforce
Friday, 28 April 2017, 2:12 pm | NZNO
In New York this morning NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku addressed the United Nations forum of the United Nations Declaration on the Right of Indigenous People (UNDRIP). Ms Nuku repeated her message that without a Māori nursing workforce strategy, the ... More >>
NZNO Southern Convention focus on tight DHB budgets
Monday, 3 April 2017, 10:36 am | NZNO
On Monday 3 April the first of the NZNO Regional Conventions is being held. With the effects of inadequate healthcare funding now being acutely felt across the South Island. More >>
Convention focus on tight DHB budgets causing stress
Monday, 3 April 2017, 9:44 am | NZNO
On Monday 3 April the first of the NZNO Regional Conventions is being held. With the effects of inadequate healthcare funding now being acutely felt across the South Island. More >>
NZNO step out into Auckland YesWeCare action
Friday, 24 March 2017, 12:01 pm | NZNO
Hundreds of NZNO members have stepped out across the nation to Shout Out for health and join the PSA YesWeCare heath funding campaign. Members are now on the Auckland roadshow with the missing in action, life-size health worker cut-out figures. New ... More >>
Nurses’ trademark resilience can only last so long
Thursday, 16 March 2017, 4:00 pm | NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s fifth biennial employment survey of its nurse membership reveals a steady decline of overall morale with specific concern about safe staffing levels, workload and pay. In addition there is an increasing ... More >>
Government giving wrong message to women on 8 March
Monday, 6 March 2017, 11:46 am | NZNO
Media Release 6 March 2017 Government giving wrong message to women on 8 March NZNO says it is short-sighted of the government to not support the first reading of the Domestic Violence – Victim’s Protections Bill and call on Minister Michael Woodhouse ... More >>
Nurses support YesWeCare.nz campaign
Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 11:18 am | NZNO
NZNO along with the Public Service Association (PSA) presented today at the Public Services International conference in Auckland to support its global campaign: More >>
