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Babies and parents mobilise for 26 weeks paid parental leave

Friday, 29 April 2016, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Babies and parents mobilise for 26 weeks paid parental leave in park near John Key's house on 4 May More >>

TPPA a bad move for New Zealand

Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

For several years New Zealand nurses and many other national and international nursing experts have been pointing out the risks to our health system posed by the Trans Pacific Partnership. More >>

Still no good news for new grad nurses

Monday, 24 August 2015, 4:48 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

A release from Health Minister Jonathan Coleman today, congratulating himself that more new graduate nurses are finding jobs sooner has student nurses and other NZNO members rolling their eyes. More >>

Social impact bonds a “solution” looking for a problem

Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Mental Health Nurses Section fears the Government’s new social impact bonds is a way to privatise mental health services and abandon its responsibility to fund public health and social services for our ... More >>

Celebrating midwives on 5 May

Monday, 4 May 2015, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Midwives, nurses and parents everywhere celebrate International Day of the Midwife tomorrow (5 May). This year’s theme is “Midwives: for a better tomorrow”. More >>

Flow on effect of health targets concerning

Monday, 30 March 2015, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Nurses are saying the Health Minister’s target of 6 hours waiting time in emergency departments is causing trouble right through the hospital system. More >>

Government signs another under-the-radar treaty

Friday, 27 March 2015, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The Government has signed another trade treaty that will affect health in New Zealand. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is concerned that New Zealanders have had no say at all on the content of the Government Procurement Agreement deal, and ... More >>

Nurses welcome new Director General of Health

Thursday, 26 March 2015, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) warmly welcomes Chai Chuah to his new role as Chief Executive and Director-General of the Ministry of Health. More >>

Launch of online archive of nursing oral histories

Monday, 9 March 2015, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Nau mai, haere mai. The Nursing Education and Research Foundation welcomes media to attend the launch of a new online archive of nursing oral histories. More >>

Workers’ rights reduced from today

Friday, 6 March 2015, 10:44 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Nurses say that changes to employment law that come into effect today will make it much harder for workers to get a fair deal. More >>

Nurses support the call for TPPA transparency, health check

Friday, 13 February 2015, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is deeply concerned about the potential, negative impact of a Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on the health of New Zealanders. More >>

Health cuts don’t heal

Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 11:22 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Leaked Cabinet papers that show that Government has been advised to cut the health budget by around $200 million is ringing alarm bells throughout the nursing and midwifery community. More >>

Nurses urge action on climate change

Friday, 28 November 2014, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Nurses commenting on a Special Article published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal, Health and equity impacts of climate change in Aotearoa-New Zealand, and health gains from climate action, say if we want a healthy New Zealand we must reduce ... More >>

Shortage of nurses from 2017; but no plan in place yet

Thursday, 13 November 2014, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Nurses, midwives and health care assistants are welcoming a report about health workforce planning released yesterday. The report, by Health Workforce NZ, outlines the state of the health workforce now and makes some predictions about future health workforce ... More >>

Nurses support “Let’s PLAN for better care” initiative

Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Nurses and other health professionals are welcoming the Health Quality & Safety Commission “Let’s PLAN for better care” initiative, aimed at improving health literacy. More >>

More resources needed so patient safety can come first

Thursday, 30 October 2014, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Nurses believe many serious and adverse events are a symptom of an under resourced health sector and stressed and overworked staff. When nursing staff don’t have enough hours in the day to do everything they need to do, the result is rationed ... More >>

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