The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to health workfroce new Zealand on the Voluntary Bonding Scheme for Nurses and Midwives for 2016.

The New Zealand Nurses organisation made a submission  on the draft death guideline for verification of death

The New Zealand Nurses organisation made a further submission to the Ministry of Health, on the Vulnerable Children’s (Requirements for Safety Checks) Regulations 2015 and Advice for Interpreting and Applying the Regulations. In general NZNO supports identity checks, and to some extent police vetting of the children's workforce, but has reservations about the three yearly police checks, the transparency of reference checking, and the individual interviewing and risk assessment components.

The New Zealand Nurses organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Vulnerable Children (Requirements for Safety Checks) Regulations 2015 and Advice for Interpreting and Applying the Regulations

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the HISO 10052 Ambulance Care Summary Draft Standards: CDA templates  and data set specifications.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the care closer to home.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of health on the consutlation on the draft  worker safety checks  to implement the Vulenrable Children Act.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the National Health IT Board on the HISO Standards 10049.2 Videoconferencing endpoint naming scheme and HISO 10037.3 Connected Health User to Network Interface Specifications

The New Zealand Nurses organisation made a submission on the National Guidelines for Personal Restraint- Draft 2, which the the Ministry of Health and Te Pou consider a priority. 

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the voluntary bonding scheme to place nurses and midwives and in hard-to-staff communities and hard-to-staff specialties.

The new Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Psychoactive Substances Regulations consultation document

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the discussion document A New National Drug Policy for New Zealand 

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Health IT Board on the Information Governance Framework – Draft Principles for the Safe Sharing of Health Information

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to Health Workforce New Zealand on the proposed Voluntary Bonding Scheme for 2014.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomes the opportunity to briefly comment on the Ministry of Health (MOH) draft breast tumour standards. We support the draft standard and specifically wish to acknowledge the commitment and focus on addressing ethnic differences for Māori women, who have the highest incidence of breast cancer of any indigenous population in the world (Jemal et al 2010; Condon et al 2003). Please find attached our feedback.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Health and Disability Standards Review Survey.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health, Health Information Board onthe  Draft HISO  10043/vPC CDA Common Templates.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health's Health Information Board on the HISO Draft 10047/vPC Comprehensive Clinical Assessments for Older People
 

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation has made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Draft Tumour Standard Document.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Premium-only Aged Residential Care Facilities and Stand-down Provisions for Mixed Facilities Discussion Document

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on Driving Clinical Integration.

16 November 2012

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation has made a submission to the Prostate Cancer Taskforce on Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer in New Zealand Men.

8 November 2012

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on Rising to the challenge: the Mental Health and Addiction Services Implementation Plan.
 

26 October 2012

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the 2012 Review of the Health Practitioners Act (2003).

October 2012

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation strongly supports the Governments proposal to introduce a plain packaging regime for tobacco products in order to contribute to reducing the prevalence of smoking in New Zealand, and in doing so improve population health outcomes.

14 June 2012

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health Cancer Team on the Resource and Capability Framweork for Integrated Adult Palliative Care Services in New Zealand - Final Consultaton.

8 June 2012

New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on Prescribing Rights under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and Medicines (Standing Orders) Regulations 2002.

14 January 2012
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to Health Workforce New Zealand on the Draft New Zealand Health Workforce Strategy, a concept document for the Workforce Strategy to be presented to the State Services Commission January 31, 2012.

25 November 2011

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Draft Review of Standing Orders Regulation.
 

28 November 2011

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Helath on the Guidance for integrated palliative care services in New Zealand: Draft for consultation.

31 August 2011

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Mental Health And Addiction Service Development Plan.

28 August 2011

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to Health Workforce New Zealand on the Diabetes Workforce Service Review.

19 August 2011

New Zealand Nurses Organisation submitted to the Ministry of Health on the Proposal that Traditional Chinese Medicine become a Regulated Profession under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to Health Workforce New Zealand on the first tranche of Service Reviews of Anaesthesia, Eye health, Aged Care, Musculoskeletal, and palliative Care. 

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission on the discussion paper Workforce Requirements for New Models of Service Delivery: Proposed Changes to the General Practice Education Programme developed by the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Medical Council of New Zealand, and Health Workforce New Zealand.

15 April 2011

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to Health Workforce New Zealand on the proposal for a shared secretariat and office function for all health-related regulatory authorities together with a reduction in the number of regulatory authority board members.

15 April 2011

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) was a signatory to the joint submission on the Health Workforce New Zealand proposal for a shared secretariat and office function for all health-related regulatory authorities together with a reduction in the number of regulatory authority board members.

March 2011

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) submitted to the Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (Ministry of Health) on the Proposed Guidelines on Extending the Storage Period of Gametes and Embryos.

March 2011

NZNO submitted to Allen & Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists Ltd (for the Ministry of Health) on the Review of the Maternity Referral Criteria and processes for the transfer of care (the Referral Guidelines).

10 March 2011

NZNO submitted to the Service Specification Programme Manager, National Health Board Business Unit (Ministry of Health) on the Draft (DHB Funded) Service Specifications for People with Chronic Health Conditions for Home Support Services; Out of Family Respite Services and Community Residential Services within Aged Care Facilities.

January 2011

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) submitted to the Ministry of Health on the Draft New Zealand Maternity Standards.

15 December 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) submitted to the National Ambulance Sector Office on the Joint ACC and Ministry of Health Funding Model for Emergency Ambulance Services discussion document.

17 November 2010

NZNO made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) Career Planning Project.

08 October 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) submitted to the Ministry of Health on the Civil Commitment for Drug and Alcohol Addiction - Targeted Consultation Documents.

10 September 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation submitted to the Ministry of Health on the Immunisation Contract Review.

10 September 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) submitted to the Health Workforce Innovations Team, Ministry of Health, and Nursing Council of New Zealand on the Nurse Prescribing in Diabetes Services Consultation.

18 June 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZN) submitted to the Ministry of Health on the Draft Guidance Paper for New Zealand Emergency Departments Regarding the Interface with Primary Health Care.

31 May 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) submitted to the Director of the National Health IT Board on the Draft National Health IT Plan.

19 May 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Proposal to ban tobacco retail displays in New Zealand.

19 May 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to the Minister of Health on Legislative Barriers to Workforce Innovation.