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2009


6 August: Publication: A Nursing Education and Training Board for New Zealand

24 Jun: Immunisation eLearning website launched (view information in the Immunisation section)

12 May: International Nurses Day

6 May: Information on New Zealand Defence Force Nursing
We are pleased to welcome the New Zealand Defence Force to the Ministry of Health Nursing web pages. Colleague Lieutenant Colonel Maree Sheard leads a dedicated group of nurses supporting our military endeavour both at home and when our armed forces deploy on crucial missions around the world.

6 May: New Zealand Cardiovascular Guidelines Handbook: A Summary Resource for Primary Care Practitioners - 2009 Edition (www.nzgg.org.nz)
This Handbook is an updated revision of the original Handbook published in 2005. The Handbook and related poster can be viewed via the link above on the New Zealand Guidelines Group website.

20 Apr: Nurse Practioners and Imaging Referrals in New Zealand
Statement from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists about nurse practitioners utilising diagnostic imaging, specifically x-ray examination, as part of their practice.

15 Apr: Health in Transition – Researching for the Future International Conference, 16 - 20 August 2009, Adelaide
This 4th international conference on community health nursing research will be a vibrant forum designed to facilitate the sharing of community health research and practice experiences, and will focus on the health of individuals, their families and communities in transition. View more information on the conference website - http://www.healthintransition2009.org.au/.

27 Mar: Clinical Workforce to Support Registered Nurses - Executive Summary and Recommendations
A report that looks at the advice to the Director General of Health on the clinical workforce to support registered nurses.

26 Mar: Expert Advisory Group on Primary Health Care Nursing - Agenda and supporting documents for the meeting on 18 March 2009 now available

11 Mar: Health Workforce Information Programme - Nursing Projections Project (www.dhbnz.org.nz)
This project is a national level initiative undertaking a series of forecasting and modelling exercises on the nursing workforce in New Zealand to provide a robust basis for workforce planning.

5 Mar: New Zealand Practice Nurse Leader UK Tour, July 2008 - Report for the Ministry of Health
In July 2008 the Chief Nurse and a Senior Analyst from the Nursing team at the Ministry of Health, along with four New Zealand Practice Nurse Leaders travelled to England and Wales on a two-week study tour. This is the Practice Nurse Leaders report of what they saw, heard and learnt.

26 Feb: Nursing Services in New Zealand Secondary Schools and Nursing Developments in Primary Health Care: 2001-2007
Nursing Services in New Zealand Secondary Schools is a nationwide stocktake of nursing services in New Zealand secondary schools. Nursing Developments in Primary Health Care: 2001-2007 outlines the development of primary health care nursing in New Zealand since the introduction of the Primary Health Care Strategy in 2001.

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2008


24 Dec: Chief Nurse Newsletter, December 2008

21 Nov: A National Professional Development Framework for Palliative Care Nursing in Aotearoa New Zealand
This document, like the complementary A National Professional Development Framework for Cancer Nursing in Aotearoa New Zealand (in publication), provides a set of competency indicators that describe generalist and specialty practice in palliative care nursing, for nurses, managers and educators. It was developed as part of the implementation of the New Zealand Palliative Care Strategy (Ministry of Health 2001) and the Cancer Control Strategy Action Plan 2005–2010 (Ministry of Health 2005).

13 Nov: Rural Nurse to Nurse Practitioner Study - Information sheet and invitation to participate (PDF, 151 KB)
Rural nurses who are interested in becoming a Nurse Practitioner are invited to take part in a survey designed to explore their experience.

16 Oct: DVD: Nurse Practitioner - a healthy future
The Nurse Practitioner DVD profiles two Nurse Practitioners in different settings, one in rural Northland and one based at Palmerston North Hospital. The film lasts for 10 minutes, and is recommended viewing for employers, nurses, NPs and consumers of health care services in New Zealand.

23 Sep: Chief Nurse Newsletter, September 2008

4 Sep: Rural Nursing: Aspects of Practice (4 Sept)
This publication provides a broad overview relating to rural nursing theory base, adapting nursing practice to changing provision of health care, aspects of clinical practice and future considerations for practice.

28 Aug: A report on Palliative Care and Cancer Nurses’ Educational Needs
This report provides comprehensive information on the cancer and palliative care nursing workforce in New Zealand, with particular emphasis on education. National, regional and local data have been presented, which will serve as baselines against which future evaluations of the workforce can be made.

18 Aug: Māori nursing and workforce initiatives
In Budget 2008, the Government has allocated $12 million over the next four years to initiatives aimed at boosting the capacity and capability of Māori health workforce.

8 Aug: STAR project - PhD Scholarships, Post-Doctoral Fellowships and Research Grants
See information on applications for PhD Scholarships, Post-Doctoral Fellowships and Research Grants through the STAR (Strategy to Advance Research) Project on their website (see the 'Notices' box on the home page).

8 Aug: Chief Nurse Newsletter, July 2008

16 Jun: Chief Nurse Newsletter, May 2008

16 May: Advisory Committee on the Clinical Workforce to Support Registered Nurses
Summary for the meeting held on 30 April 2008 now available.

9 May: Nursing Research Day, 28 April
The theme of this day was 'Embedding the Ideas' - taking nursing research and putting it into policy and practice. Presentations, summaries, comments and questions and answers from the day are now available.

2 May: International Nurses Day, 12 May
The theme for International Nurses Day 2008 is Delivering Quality, Serving Communities: Nurses Leading Primary Health Care.

24 Apr: Chief Nurse Newsletter, April 2008

24 Apr: Advisory Committee on the Clinical Workforce to Support Registered Nurses

7 Apr: Expert Advisory Group on Primary Health Care Nursing - First meeting report now available

7 Apr: Nurse-led preoperative assessment services
Information on Waikato and Northland DHB's work on developing nurse-led preoperative assessment services.

27 Mar: An Approach to Risk Reduction and Risk Management for Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes with Nurse Leadership in Primary Health Care
This report describes the project and findings from a pilot project which has aimed to link health promotion, support of early detection and early intervention for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (diabetes) and CVD risk management according to best practice guidelines with nurse leadership.

21 Feb: Chief Nurse Newsletter, February 2008

17 Jan: Chief Nurse Newsletter, January 2008

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2007


Jun: Scholarships and funding for post-graduate education
If you wish to apply for funding for your post-graduate studies from the second semester of 2007 onwards you need to contact the Director of Nursing in the District Health Board (DHB) you work in.

This is because from 1 July 2007 the responsibility for the allocation of funds to support post-graduate nursing education has been transferred from the Ministry of Health to District Health Boards (DHBs).

Jan: Australian and New Zealand Council of Chief Nurses (ANZCCN) December 2006 meeting summary
Information from the latest ANZCCN meeting in Melbourne held in December 2006.

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