Entries for February 2012

A full-time, government-funded nurse in every early childhood centre and every school in the country is a central proposal in the New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation’s (NZNO) submission on the Government’s Green Paper on Vulnerable Children. This would improve access to health car...

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A national strike by caregivers, nurses and service workers at New Zealand's largest rest home chain, Oceania, will go ahead on Thursday 1 March after mediation talks on Friday failed to produce a solution. The strike, involving up to 1500 members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZN...

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The alarming rise in infectious diseases in the last 20 years, particularly among Maori, Pacific people and the poor, as revealed in just-published research, is a clarion call to all in the health sector, according to New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) associate professional services manager Hil...

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Whanganui District Health Board’s proposal to shift specialist maternity services from Whanganui to Palmerston North, is a serious concern, according to the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO). The proposed changes would mean women from the Whanganui region requiring specialist maternit...

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The best way of improving quality and safety in New Zealand hospitals is to learn from the serious and sentinel events that occur each year, according to the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO). The organisation has congratulated the Health Quality and Safety Commission on Making our Hospital...

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The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is calling on the government to explain how the cuts to nursing at Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOP DHB) will result in ‘better sooner, more convenient health care’ as the government has promised? BOPDHB has today signalled it has a ...

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There is a real threat to patient and staff safety at Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, in light of proposed job cuts announced yesterday (February 17), according to NZNO organiser for the DHB Stephanie Thomas. In a memo to leaders in the DHB’s older persons, mental health and allied ...

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The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) congratulates low paid Australian workers in female dominated areas like aged care who will receive big pay rises after an historic equal pay decision by the Fair Work Australia workplace tribunal. The equal pay case was supported by the Gillard Governm...

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