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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 >>
NZNO Disappointed with Health Select Committee
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is disappointed that the health select committee has not chosen to undertake an inquiry, as proposed by MP Winnie Laban, into the quality and standards of care provided in residential aged care. NZNO has ... More >>
Nurses on National Health Board
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is pleased that the National Health Board (NHB), announced today, will have strong nursing representation. “The formation of the NHB is a positive step forward in building a nationally integrated health ... More >>
Hospitals Need Safe Staffing
Monday, 30 November 2009, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes the latest Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) report into Serious and Sentinel events in New Zealand Hospitals . The continued focus on quality improvement and patient safety is critical to improving ... More >>
Fruit in Schools - Protected
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) specialty nursing section representing 580 nurses in New Zealand working with children and young people is delighted that the government has backtracked on its initial decision to scrap the fruit in schools ... More >>
Health Minister Listens to Submissions
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) supports announcements made today by the Minister of Health, Hon Tony Ryall, which will see greater collaboration in health across New Zealand’s 21 District Health Boards (DHBs). More >>
Windermere Aged Care Facility in Crisis
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is appalled by practices at one of the biggest residential aged-care providers in New Zealand, Oceania Care Co., and its attitude to residents and staff. More >>
Nurses Organisation Welcomes Spot Audits
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes today’s announcement from the Minister of Health that the government will from today be introducing a trial of spot audits in residential aged care facilities. More >>
The value of caregiving work must be boosted
Saturday, 26 September 2009, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
NZNO has welcomed comments from Business NZ that caregivers may have to be paid more to attract more people into caring for the country’s elderly. More >>
New president at the helm of NZNO
Friday, 18 September 2009, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
A specialty clinical nurse at Nelson Hospital, Nano Tunnicliff, is NZNO’s new president. Tunnicliff’s election was announced at NZNO’s annual conference, held in Wellington this week. Tunnicliff is committed to working towards safe staffing and healthy workplaces ... More >>
Celebrating 100 Years of Nursing Organisation
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 9:17 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Nurses should wear their brains, not their hearts, on their sleeves, according to United States health care commentator and award-winning journalist Suzanne Gordon who will be presenting as the keynote speaker at NZNO’s centennial conference on ... More >>
Decision To Veto Health Committee Makes No Sense
Friday, 21 August 2009, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is appalled by the government’s decision to ignore a unanimous recommendation by the Health Select Committee. In April Māori and iwi primary health employers and their NZNO member employees, made a unique joint ... More >>
Celebrating National Enrolled Nurses' Day
Monday, 29 June 2009, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is delighted to be celebrating Enrolled Nurses’ Day on 30 June 2009. This is the 5th time this day has been celebrated in New Zealand. “As an EN with 17 years experience, I believe it is important we ... More >>
