This bill overhauls the Domestic  Violence Act to strengthen the legal framework for family violence laws and break the cycle of family violence. The key provisions of the Bill include: ·more accurately recording family violence offending in the criminal justice...

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The Government is making a number of changes to our permanent and temporary immigration settings aimed at managing the number and improving the quality of migrants coming to New Zealand. It is proposing a number of changes to temporary migration settings to manage the number and settlement...

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The Ministry of Health welcomes NZNO member feedback on the draft strategy which sets out the proposed direction to prevent suicidal behaviour in New Zealand. It also identifies a set of priority areas for action.   The draft strategy can be viewed on the Ministry of Health website at...

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MBIE  is currently consulting on proposed regulations under section 322 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001 to: add the following eight occupational groups to the definition of registered health professional:  anaesthetic technology; dental hygiene; dental therapy; dietetics; optical...

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The Ministry of Health is seeking feedback on a draft respite strategy that proposes aligning respite with the Disability Support Services strategic direction to enable greater choice, control and flexibility to people with disabilities and their families. Please find the draft strategy attached...

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The Pan Pacific Venous Leg Ulcer Guideline Development Group invites your feedback on the draft document “Pan Pacific Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention and Management of Venous Leg Ulcers 2nd Edition. The document has been developed collaboratively by a large team of healthcare...

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The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand welcomes your feedback on these draft guidelines.  The guidelines aim to provide simple, practical and up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, assessment and management of child and adolescent asthma in clinical practice....

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The Ministry of Health is seeking your feedback on a proposed new investment approach to Post-entry training of New Zealand’s future health workforce. The proposal represents a significant change to the way in which decisions about post entry training funding are made, basically moving it...

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FROM: Justice and Electoral Select Committee, Parliament. RE: Domestic Violence – Victim’s Protection Bill 2016 (Member’s Bill – Jan Logie) The Bill aims to enhance workplace protections for victims of domestic violence through a series of amendments. The Bill supports victims to stay in...

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The effect of Right 7(4) of the current Code of Health and Disability Service Consumers’ Rights (the Code) is that research with participants who cannot give informed consent cannot proceed unless the research is in the best interests of the participants. Frequently the outcome from the...

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NZNO is seeking your feedback on the UCAN charter - a position statement from a partner organisation we endorse which will form the basis of lobbying parties leading up to and during the 2017 general elections. Please find the charter attached below. Feedback Due: Please send feedback to...

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Alzheimers NZ is seeking feedback from members of the NZNO on the proposed Alzheimers NZ Dementia Services and Standards. Alzheimers NZ is particularly interested in feedback from nurses on how they might strengthen some of the service components such as those related to rehabilitation and other...

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The Mental Health Act and Human Rights - discussion document NZNO is seeking members’ feedback on this discussion document. This document explores the alignment between the Mental Health Act and our human rights obligations under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA) and...

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Integrated Health Care Framework – Consultation Draft The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) and the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) have developed a person-centred framework for pharmacists and doctors to deliver an integrated model of health care. The PSNZ and NZMA...

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Antimicrobial stewardship: BPACNZ is consulting on its draft guidelines for systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use. The draft guideline and related documents, including the scope, response template and rationale for changes are available here: ...

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