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NZNO mourn passing of Centenarian
Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 1:20 pm | NZNO
NZNO mourn their kuia Vera Morgan (MBE) More >>
Nurses see health risks of living in squalor
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 11:19 am | NZNO
Children and youth living in squalor a national shame NZNO is very concerned by anecdotal reports covered in the New Zealand Herald on Friday 22 September from a midwife who bravely shared her distress about housing poverty and resulting infant and child ... More >>
NZNO Award – Services to Nursing and Midwifery 2017
Friday, 22 September 2017, 1:56 pm | NZNO
NZNO Award – Services to Nursing and Midwifery 2017 This year there are two recipients of the NZNO Services to Nursing and Midwifery Award. Dr Helen Snell and Pepe Sinclair. NZNO President Grant Brookes presented the awards at the Annual Conference at Te ... More >>
Kerri Nuku Wins NZNO Award of Honour 2017
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 9:15 am | NZNO
NZNO Award of Honour 2017 At Wednesday night’s Annual Conference Awards Dinner, the NZNO Award of Honour was presented. The award is granted biennially. The nomination for Kerri Nuku met the criteria for the award. Ms Nuku was presented with the award ... More >>
Jess Tiplady Wins NZNO Young Nurse of the Year 2017
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 9:13 am | NZNO
NZNO Young Nurse of the Year 2017 The 2017 Young Nurse of the Year was announced at last night’s NZNO Annual Conference dinner at Te Papa and went to Jess Tiplady , Nurse Practitioner from Auckland. Jess Tiplady works at the Greenstone Family Clinic, ... More >>
Some aspects of TPPA affecting health need to go on ice
Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 3:21 pm | NZNO
27 August 2017 Some aspects of TPPA affecting health need to go on ice NZNO president Grant Brookes has sent an open letter to all Ministers negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), which the Organisation, along with other national and ... More >>
Some aspects of TPPA affecting health need to go on ice
Sunday, 27 August 2017, 4:06 pm | NZNO
NZNO president Grant Brookes has sent an open letter to all Ministers negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), which the Organisation, along with other national and international health sector organisations, has signed (attached). More >>
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 >>