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Nurses To Rally Across New Zealand Calling For Increased Health Funding In Budget 2024
Wed, 8 May 2024 16:41:32 +1200 | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation NZNO will be holding public rallies at more than 20 locations on 9 May, as part of NZNO’s national Day of Action 2024. They will be calling on the Government to increase funding to Health in Budget 2024 ...More >>
Official Nurse Unsafe Staffing Figures Genuinely Alarming
Wed, 8 May 2024 14:31:49 +1200 | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
NZNO Chief Executive Paul Goulter said the nursing staffing crisis remains a daily reality, with nurses continuing to leave because of burnout and concerns about pay and their health and safety at work.More >>
New Report Reveals Only 5% Of Global Aid Targets Children: NZ Called On To Do More
Wed, 8 May 2024 08:47:10 +1200 | World Vision New Zealand
A new report by World Vision, in collaboration with Ernst & Young, reveals that a meagre 5% of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) is directly targeted to benefit children.More >>
Another Havelock North? Govt Undoing Protections For Drinking Water Safety
Tue, 7 May 2024 08:45:26 +1200 | Public Health Communication Centre
Public health experts are warning that by dismantling protections for our drinking water, the Government is risking a repeat of the Havelock North campylobacteriosis outbreak that left four dead and thousands ill.More >>
Experts Sign Open Letter To Legalise Drugs In New Zealand
Tue, 7 May 2024 08:16:03 +1200 | Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa
Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa, a new incorporated society dedicated to ending harmful drug policies, officially launched today, seeks a new fit-for-purpose drug law for Aotearoa New Zealand, rooted in science, experience and evidence.More >>
National Won’t Commit To Full Nelson Hospital Upgrade
Mon, 6 May 2024 19:22:12 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government needs to be clear with the people of the Nelson Marlborough region about the changes it is considering for the Nelson Hospital rebuild, Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said.More >>
Brain Injury New Zealand Advocates For ACC To Increase The Level Of Assistance For Travel And Accommodation
Mon, 6 May 2024 17:08:45 +1200 | Brain Injury NZ
Brain Injury New Zealand congratulates Manatū Hauora The Ministry of Health on the recent increases to national travel assistance rates for those who are required to travel to access needed healthcare. It also strongly advocates that ACC further increase ...More >>
Expressions Of Interest Sought For Disability Advisory Group
Mon, 6 May 2024 13:49:46 +1200 | Masterton District Council
The Disability Advisory Group will be made up of up to 12 members, including two elected members - Mayor Gary Caffell and Cr Marama Tuuta - up to four iwi representatives, and six community members appointed by a selection panel through the EOI process.More >>
General Practitioners Aotearoa Supports New Zealand Resident Doctors Association’s Strike
Mon, 6 May 2024 13:35:11 +1200 | General Practitioners Aotearoa
GPA also warns that if Te Whatu Ora Health NZ does not address funding issues for general practitioners, GPs will also need to take action. More >>
Doctors’ Strike Shows How Important Funding Is For Healthcare Sector
Mon, 6 May 2024 12:14:58 +1200 | ProCare Health
Providing minor increases in funding for small sectors of the healthcare workforce isn’t working. It is crucial that the government addresses funding across the entire healthcare sector, and with urgency,” concludes Norwell.More >>
Dry July 2024 Returns To Support Kiwis Affected By Cancer
Mon, 6 May 2024 11:16:38 +1200 | Dry July NZ Trust
More than 7,500 Kiwis took a stand against cancer last July by spending 31 days without alcohol and raising over $1.2 million. More >>
Funding Shortfall Endangering The Care Of Our Elderly
Fri, 3 May 2024 16:25:33 +1200 | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation is calling for increased funding for Aged Residential Care in Budget 2024. NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku fears that funds allocated to the Aged Residential Care sector will remain inadequate, as has happened repeatedly ...More >>
Expert Pharmac Committee Recommends Funding For Overdose Reversal Nasal Spray
Thu, 2 May 2024 19:44:38 +1200 | NZ Drug Foundation
Public funding for a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal nasal spray is one step closer, with an expert committee saying that funding the medicine for use by non-paramedic first responders and people at high risk of an opioid overdose is a high priority. ...More >>
Policy Vacuum Enables For-profit Corporate General Practice Ownership By Stealth
Thu, 2 May 2024 16:29:50 +1200 | Ian Powell
In 2014 nearly 40% of GP respondents were practice owners. By 2022 it had declined to 31%. The number of GPs working in GP-owned practice has also fallen from 73% in 2015 to 64% in 2022. Partially filling the practice ownership gap is the for-profit ...More >>
NZDSN OPINION: Where Is The Independent Body Awarding Funding To The Disabled Sector?
Wed, 1 May 2024 17:38:41 +1200 | NZDSN
Without an independent body looking out for their interests, disabled New Zealanders’ only chance of a meaningful increase in the quality of their care, is the politicians. More >>
Mount Maunganui’s Poor Air Quality Forces Rethink Of Industrial Sites
Wed, 1 May 2024 17:15:14 +1200 | Alisha Evans - Local Democracy Reporter
Commission chair Anne Tolley said there was a “critical need” to find alternate sites for businesses that emit pollutants in the Mount Maunganui industrial area. A council-initiated review found modelling for PM10 contributed to an estimated 13 ...More >>
Everyone Has A Hand In Disability Sector Issues
Wed, 1 May 2024 16:55:42 +1200 | NZ Disability Support Network
Where was Labour when the disability sector was crying foul of the state of sector funding? Where was Labour when we expressed concern that Whaikaha were being set up to fail with their own funding shortfall, writes New Zealand Disability Support ...More >>
Poor Uptake Makes Mockery Of Health Star Ratings System
Wed, 1 May 2024 15:39:00 +1200 | Health Coalition Aotearoa
The failed voluntary Health Star Rating system must urgently be made mandatory to ensure New Zealanders can make easy, healthy choices at the supermarket. In New Zealand, diet and excess body weight are responsible for 18% of premature death and disability.More >>
10% Funding Increase Needed Just To Meet Rising Disability Sector Costs And Support Frontline Workers
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:42:16 +1200 | NZDSN
“We would welcome any efficiencies that can be made in service procurement and contract oversight, which would save costs for Whaikaha, suppliers and ultimately, the taxpayer. But any savings made must be put back into frontline disability services,” ...More >>
Independent Review Into Disability Support Services
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:07:16 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston says the review will look at what can be done to strengthen the long-term sustainability of Disability Support Services to provide disabled people and carers with certainty around what they can access.More >>
