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Worried Auckland Nurses Say Health System Anything But Okay

Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Nurses and other health workers at Auckland Metro district health boards (DHBs) say they are concerned that the picture of a robust health system painted by Wellington health officials is a far cry from the reality they face each day on the frontline. ... More >>

Unions Call For Mandated Safe Staffing In Aged Care

Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

A delegation of New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and E tū members working in the aged care will deliver a parliamentary petition and open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tomorrow calling on Government to mandate safe staffing levels in ... More >>

NZNO To March On DHB Corporate Offices In Protest

Monday, 29 November 2021, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Nurses and other health workers who are NZNO members will be holding demonstrations outside the corporate offices of Waikato, Canterbury and West Coast District Health Boards (DHBs) on Tuesday 30 November to protest their failure to meet pay deadlines ... More >>

Hoteliers Give Hard-working Health Workers A Restful Break

Monday, 29 November 2021, 10:14 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

Health workers who have been at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic are being treated to free hotel mini-breaks, thanks to Hotel Council Aotearoa (HCA). HCA, which represents about 140 hotels around New Zealand, has launched a ‘Gift A Room’ ... More >>

NZNO Appoints New Chief Executive

Thursday, 25 November 2021, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Goulter as its new Chief Executive. Mr Goulter is currently the National Secretary of New Zealand's largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, and will commence ... More >>

NZNO Concerned At Hospital Staffing Level Pressures

Friday, 12 November 2021, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says it’s concerned staffing levels at hospitals in the Auckland Metro DHBs are putting patient care at risk. NZNO Lead Organiser Christina Couling says that, while Government and the DHBs report they ... More >>

NZNO Members Appalled By CCDHB Parking Fee Hike

Monday, 8 November 2021, 9:27 am | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

NZNO members working at Wellington and Hutt Hospitals are appalled by a recent decision by Capital Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) to nearly double parking fees for most staff. An NZNO delegate says this decision is a huge affront to workers who ... More >>

NZNO Warns Government: "You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet!"

Thursday, 21 October 2021, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says Aotearoa New Zealand is dangerously underprepared for what seems an inevitable tsunami of community Covid cases that could completely break our health system, and that nurses must be part all proposed ... More >>

Nurses Accept DHB Offer With Firm Majority

Friday, 15 October 2021, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says its more than 32,000 members who work in district health boards (DHBS) have accepted their latest employer offer, with 83 percent voting yes. Voting closed at 12 Noon today. Lead Advocate and Industrial ... More >>

Health Worker Vaccine Mandate Crucial Support For At Risk Communities

Monday, 11 October 2021, 6:12 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation support the health worker vaccine mandate as a crucial support for at risk communities. NZNO Industrial Services Manager Glenda Alexander said that this mandate reflects the significant risk that the Delta strain ... More >>

Nurse, Union Voice Absent On New Health Authority Boards

Thursday, 23 September 2021, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisaton's (NZNO) Kaiwhakahaere, Kerri Nuku, is concerned that the Māori Health Authority (MHA) and Health New Zealand (Health NZ) boards lack representation for nurses, kaimahi hauora, midwives, rongoā practitioners or ... More >>

NZNO Issues Provisional Improvement Notice To Hawke’s Bay District Health Board

Thursday, 23 September 2021, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) has supported staff working at the Hastings Hospital Emergency Department to issue a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (HBDHB) for failing in its primary duty of care ... More >>

Young Male Pasifika Nurse’s Inspiring Work Recognised

Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s (NZNO’s) annual Young Nurse of the Year Award was presented to Daniel Mataafa at the organisation’s online Annual General Meeting on 16 September. Mr Mataafa, of Samoan whakapapa, is a 29-year-old Regional ... More >>

NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Wins Prestigious International Human Rights And Nursing Award

Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is proud to announce that its Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku has received the highly prestigious Human Rights and Nursing Award given by the International Care Ethics Observatory at the University of Surrey in the United ... More >>

NZNO Welcomes New Leaders To Team

Monday, 20 September 2021, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is pleased to welcome President Elect Anne Daniels and new Vice President Elect Nano Tunnicliff to its leadership team. Daniels and Tunnicliffe were elected to their positions by members in voting which ... More >>

NZNO Welcomes Safe Staffing Review

Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 6:30 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes the Nursing Safe Staffing Review, and specifically the effectiveness of the implementation of ‘Care Capacity Demand Management (CCDM)’ at all Aotearoa New Zealand DHBs. The review was confirmed by ... More >>

NZNO Satisfied With Auckland DHB Visitation Policy Decision

Monday, 13 September 2021, 6:21 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is satisfied now that Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) has agreed to restrict visitation to compassionate grounds only - when it moves Auckland Hospital from Code Yellow to Code Orange at 7am tomorrow. ... More >>

NZNO Takes Legal Action Over Auckland Hospital Visitor Policy

Saturday, 11 September 2021, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) has taken legal action through the Employment Relations Authority after Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) refused to meet with it for mediation on Friday over Auckland Hospital’s visiting policy. NZNO Industrial ... More >>

NZNO Members Issue Provisional Improvement Notice To Auckland District Health Board On "Free For All’ Visitor Policy

Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation is calling for Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) to urgently change its visitor guidelines to align with other DHBs. This follows the issuing of a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) to ADHB for putting staff and ... More >>

Close Contact Nurses Working Underscores DHB Staffing Issues

Sunday, 22 August 2021, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Nurses Organisation

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says the fact that nurses who live with close contacts are being asked to turn up for work at Auckland’s DHBs, and monitor themselves for symptoms in the meantime, shows how desperate the health system is ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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