The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the Opioid Substitution Service Specifications and thanked the Ministry for an extended review period. 

Below is our letter of response which includes:

• our recommendations for the inclusion of key principles of the Practice Guidelines for Opioid Substitution Treatment NZ practice guidelines (Ministry of Health, 2008) in the service specifications
• our concerns about the service user’s fee structure
• our concerns about access to Kaupapa Māori services in these service specifications.

15 March 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission  to the Nursing Council of New Zealand on the Consultation on the Competencies and Education Standards for the Revised Enrolled Nurse Scope of Practice.

15 March 2010

Te Runanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a Submission to the Nursing Council of New Zealand on the Consultation on the Competencies and Education Standards for the revised Enrolled Nurse Scope of Practice February 2010.

5 March 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the discussion document How do we determine if Statutory Regulation is the most appropriate way to regulate Health Professions?

26 February 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the West Coast District Health Board on the LECG Report Analysis of Options: Models of Care for the West Coast District Health Board.

24 February 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB) on the Proposal to undertake a Pilot of Physician Assistants in Surgery at CMDHB.

23 February 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) responded to the Health Research Council's consultation document on Targeted Investment Streams for Annual Funding Round.

23 February 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) responded to PHARMAC's proposal to fund gemcitabine and vinorelbine for relapsed/ refractory Hodgkin's Disease and T-Cell Lymphoma.

19 February 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Health Select Committee on the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bill.

12 February 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation submission to the Health Services Select Committee on the Inquiry into how to improve completion rates of childhood immunisation.

4 February 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Otago District Health Board on the consultation document Bridging the Gap: a partnership between patients, doctors and DHBs to enhance access to unfunded treatments.

29 January 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation Submission to the Māori Affairs Select Committee on the Inquiry into the Tobacco Industry in Aotearoa and the Consequences of Tobacco use for Māori.