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Nurses revolutionising primary health care
Thursday, 24 June 2010, 9:58 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s (NZNO) Primary Health Care Nurses conference – “Changing Face, Revolutionising the face of primary health care" runs this weekend in Auckland. More >>
ACC double standards on health benefits of work
Friday, 28 May 2010, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The ACC Futures Coalition says it is deeply ironic that the Accident Compensation Corporation should openly endorse research showing that injured people out of the workforce are more likely to have higher rates of depression and suicide, and will ... More >>
Nurses promote World Smokefree Day
Friday, 28 May 2010, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is preparing to celebrate World Smokefree Day – a global event that draws attention to the effects of smoking, on Monday 31 May. More >>
Nurses concerned by loss of leadership roles
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 10:00 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is concerned that decisions being made in the health sector by Southern Health and by merging Primary Health Organisations (PHOs), are removing nursing leadership from the region. “The reduction in nursing ... More >>
Budget must support health says nurses union
Monday, 17 May 2010, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) warns that unless the Government increases health spending in the 2010 Budget by at least $600 million, New Zealanders can expect wide ranging cuts to health services. More >>
Nurses Organisation celebrates International Day
Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) today proudly celebrates International Nurses Day, which falls on the anniversary of the birth of the world’s most famous nurse, Florence Nightingale. More >>
NZNO Celebrates International Midwives Day
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 10:37 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is today celebrating International Midwives Day and congratulates midwives for their important contribution to the health and well-being of mothers and babies. The theme of this year’s Midwives Day is “The ... More >>
NZNO welcomes new Diploma in Enrolled Nursing
Friday, 30 April 2010, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is pleased that the Government has kept its election promise and clarified changes to the status and qualifications of Enrolled Nurses said Chair of NZNO Enrolled Nurses Section, Robyn Hewlett. More >>
Tobacco price rise a spur to quit
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) congratulates Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia for backing the rise in tobacco taxes yesterday. More >>
Nurses Organisation endorses alcohol report
Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is pleased to see that the Law Commission’s report into the alcohol industry has come out strongly in favour of reducing the harm caused by alcohol. More >>
Nurses turn the tables on the tobacco industry
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation is presenting this week to the Maori Affairs Select Committee inquiry into the tobacco industry. The professional association, which represents 44,000 members, believes nurses have a huge role to play in helping ... More >>
Public Health No Place For The Private Sector
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is alarmed at the government’s plans for public-private partnerships (PPPs) for our prisons and schools. The government indicated before the 2008 election that it was open to PPPs and announced recently ... More >>
Govt. input needed to fix issues in Aged Care
Monday, 12 April 2010, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is calling on the Government to help solve the problems in the aged care sector. More >>
NZNO cautiously welcomes Whānau Ora report
Friday, 9 April 2010, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes the holistic approach to community health proposed in the Whānau Ora report, but expresses concern about possible impacts on existing services when funding is shifted. More >>
Unions reach pay settlement with DHBs
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is pleased to announce that its members have reached an agreement with District Health Boards (DHBs) for a National Terms of Settlement (NToS). More >>
Nurses Back Doctors Concerns About Board Merger
Saturday, 6 February 2010, 10:37 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Southland nurses today confirmed their support of the senior doctors at Southland Hospital who have expressed serious concern over the proposed merger of the Southland and Otago District Health Boards and the implications for the Southland region's ... More >>
Nurses Organisation Welcomes Chai Chuah
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes the appointment of Chai Chuah to the post of National Director of the new National Health Board. Mr Chuah is well known to the NZNO. “Nurses have had a long, constructive and respectful relationship ... More >>
Minimum Wage - Lack of Commitment to the Low Paid
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is appalled by the National governments lack of commitment to addressing the needs of low paid workers in New Zealand. NZNO represents more than 5,000 caregiver members working in residential aged care; some ... More >>
Public Services for Public Hospitals – Say Nurses
Friday, 22 January 2010, 11:49 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) does not support the suggestion made by the Otago Southland DHB that patients should be able to pay for treatments in public hospitals that are not government funded, as released in a consultation document ... More >>
Mandatory Staffing Levels Needed in Resthomes
Friday, 18 December 2009, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) believes the concerns raised by the Auditor-General, in her report on Wednesday, could be partially addressed through requiring residential facilities to have minimum staffing levels. “Currently there is no requirement ... More >>
