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2008
Chief Nurse Newsletter, September 2008 (23 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.

A report on Palliative Care and Cancer Nurses’ Educational Needs (28 Aug)
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.

Māori nursing and workforce initiatives (18 August)
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.

STAR project - PhD Scholarships, Post-Doctoral Fellowships and Research Grants (8 Aug)
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).

Chief Nurse Newsletter, July 2008 (8 Aug)

Chief Nurse Newsletter, May 2008 (16 Jun)

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

Nursing Research Day, 28 April (9 May)
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.

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

Chief Nurse Newsletter, April 2008 (24 Apr)

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

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

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

An Approach to Risk Reduction and Risk Management for Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes with Nurse Leadership in Primary Health Care (27 Mar)
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.

Chief Nurse Newsletter, February 2008 (21 Feb)

Chief Nurse Newsletter, January 2008 (17 Jan)

2007
Scholarships and funding for post-graduate education (Jun 2007)
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).

Australian and New Zealand Council of Chief Nurses (ANZCCN) December 2006 meeting summary (Jan 2007)
Information from the latest ANZCCN meeting in Melbourne held in December 2006.

2006
Post Graduate Nursing Training Funding
The Clinical Training Agency (CTA) is leading the development of a Ministry of Health purchasing strategy for post graduate training funding.

Primary Health Care Nursing Scholarships 2007
Applications are now invited from New Zealand registered nurses wishing to apply for scholarships for study in the first semester of the 2007 academic year. Update: Applications have now closed.

2005
Evolving Models of Primary Health Care Nursing Practice
A publication examining eight different models of primary health care nursing.

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