Overview of the Safe Staffing and Healthy Workplaces Unit
The Safe Staffing and Healthy Workplaces Unit is part of a collaborative agreement between the New Zealand Nurses' Organisation and the District Health Boards. The Unit’s goal is to have staffing and workplaces that assure patient safety and satisfaction, support staff health and well-being and support organisational efficiency.
The Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces Unit( SSHWU) sits within District Health Boards New Zealand (DHBNZ) and responds to the issues identified by the Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces Committee of Inquiry (COI) through their report published in 2006.
The Minister of Health specifically funded the Unit in recognition of the Government’s commitment to advancing patient centred improvements in service quality and these are expected to flow from the work of SSHWU.
The Unit is directed and evaluated by Governance Group consisting of two NZNO representatives and two representatives from the DHBs.
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The Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces Unit
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Position
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Sue Wood - Co-Chair
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Director of Nursing, Mid Central DHB
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Jane O'Malley - Co-Chair
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Director of Nursing & Midwifery, West Coast DHB (NZNO rep)
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Geoff Annals
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Chief Executive, New Zealand Nurses Organisation
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Jim Green
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Chief Executive Officer, Tairawhiti DHB
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Position
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Mark Jones
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Chief Nurse, Ministry of Health
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Marilyn Rimmer
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Workforce Manager, DHBNZ
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Jane Lawless
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SSHWU Director
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Maree Jury
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SSHWU Associate Director
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Documents
Report of the Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces COI 2006 (PDF)
SSHWU Terms of Reference (PDF)
SSHWU Communications Plan (PDF)
Workplan Update November 2008 (PDF)
DHB Self Assessment Summary (PDF)
DHB June 2008 Self Assessment Summary (PDF)
Resources
Safe Staffing Escalation Toolkit (PDF)
Safe Staffing Flowchart A4 (PDF)
Safe Staffing Flowchart A3 (PDF)
Updates
Brief updates outlining the activities of the Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces Unit are below:
October 08 (PDF)
August 08 (PDF)
March 08 (PDF)
May 08 (PDF)
Contact Us
For information about 'Safe Staffing' on the campaign page, click here. (link)
For further enquiries, please email Jane Lawless, Director - Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces Unit, on jane.lawless@dhbnz.org.nz or Maree Jury, Associate Director - Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces Unit, on maree.jury@dhbnz.org.nz