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No. 261 22 July 2015
From NZ media this week
Army Nurse Helps Pacific Colleagues Hone Their Skills
Army nurse Captain (CAPT)
Hayley Claridge, who grew up in Napier and now lives in Palmerston North, is
spending much of the winter in warmer climes.
CAPT Claridge is working in
several Pacific nations as a member of the New Zealand Defence Force contingent
taking part in the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)
preparedness mission Pacific Partnership 2015 (PP15).
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2015/07/army-nurse-helps-pacific-colleagues-hone-their-skills/
Nurse recognised for service in Vietnam
Suburban
Rotorua is a long way from the hospitals of Vietnam.
But
44 years after her service during the Vietnam War, former nurse Vivienne
Chapman has been recognised for her efforts.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11482931
First of its kind trauma system to predict child
injuries in NZ
It will soon be possible to predict which day of the week
your child will be injured, thanks to extensive research by a Waikato trauma
team.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/70366917/first-of-its-kind-trauma-system-to-predict-child-injuries-in-nz
DHBs and PHOs
New Zealand lags in hospital bed numbers, OECD
shows
Officials say low rank no issue despite late peak
expected in flu season.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11481595
Waikato DHB asked to
do more to prevent child deaths
A
report about child deaths and injuries in the Waikato has highlighted the need
for the district health board to put preventative measures in place.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/70287995/Waikato-DHB-asked-to-do-more-to-prevent-child-deaths
Key messages crucial for immunisation
Ngati Pikiao
Health Services is receiving praise for its latest immunisation results.
The Rotorua
practice has consistently immunised 100 per cent of its enrolled 8-month-old
children.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11480706
After-hours care solution needed
Lakes PrimeCare says it's committed to
providing a solution for a free after-hours service for children despite not
yet coming to an agreement with the Lakes District Health Board.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11481131
CDHB deficit must come out of reserves, loses earthquake
support
Canterbury's health
authority is facing a $5.5 million funding black hole as the future of its
earthquake-related financial support hangs in the balance.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/70295803/cdhb-deficit-must-come-out-of-reserves-loses-earthquake-support
Obesity
Why a third of Kiwi
kids are overweight
The
sugar-coated truth behind children's food.
Not
much in nature is pink. Flamingos, obviously. Mouse eyes, carnations and the
occasional butterfly. But there is no pink food. For that, you must go to the
supermarket.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/70180915/why-a-third-of-kiwi-kids-are-overweight
Kiwis want fast-food clampdown
Kiwis want greater government controls on
junk-food promotions to children, with 72 per cent calling for stronger
restrictions, says a survey.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11483657
Pharmacy
Hundreds of dollars wasted on unnecessary
medication
Patients could be saving an average of $364 a
year on medications, an evaluation has found.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=11483759
Public health
Vaccine programme
extended as influenza just gets warmed up
Rising
numbers of people struck down with the flu has forced the Government to extend
its flu vaccination programme, as health officials warn the worst is yet to
come.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/70244187/vaccine-programme-extended-as-influenza-just-gets-warmed-up
Steep rise in flu
cases - new study
A
new weekly flu report released yesterday shows the trend of reported influenza
strains is continuing to rise steeply.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11482304
Social health
Govt aware it's doing
little to help child poverty: report
A
report has revealed the Government is aware its programmes have been doing very
little to help children out of poverty.\
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11481362
Telemedicine
From International
media this week
Qld budget contains
$212m for more nurses
The
Queensland Labor government's first budget on Tuesday will include more than
$210 million to improve the state's nursing workforce, the premier says
Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/07/12/12/05/qld-budget-contains-212m-for-more-nurses#MeAGDiX630yPcgF7.99
Widespread Understaffing of
Nurses Increases Risk to Patients
Emerging data support
minimum nurse-to-patient ratios, but hospital administrations are reluctant to
adopt them
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/widespread-understaffing-of-nurses-increases-risk-to-patients/?WT.mc_id=SA_HLTH_20150714
RNs can help promote geropalliative care
When a patient is suffering from a serious
illness or chronic condition, palliative care can help the patient and family
with symptoms such as pain, stress and confusion. Studies show palliative care
not only helps people feel better, but it also helps them live longer by
improving mood, energy and well-being.
https://news.nurse.com/2015/07/14/rns-can-help-promote-palliative-care/
4 common nursing hazards demanding hospitals'
attention
Nursing comes at a cost, as these workers face a number of
hazards each day while just doing their everyday jobs.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/4-common-nursing-hazards-demanding-hospitals-attention.html
Reports online
New reports put spotlight on NGO and nursing
workforces
Te Pou has
published two new reports focusing on the NGO and nursing workforces in New
Zealand’s adult mental health and addiction sector.
The reports
are part of the More than numbers project, which is gathering
and sharing data on the adult mental health and addiction service workforce, to
help inform future workforce planning.
The reports
share results from the More than numbers organisation
workforce survey carried out in 2014.
http://www.tepou.co.nz/news/new-reports-put-spotlight-on-ngo-and-nursing-workforces/624
The above information has been collated for the
College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc by Linda Stopforth, SNIPS and is provided
on a weekly basis. It is current as at Tuesday
21 July 2015
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