27 May 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee on the Employment Relations (Secret Ballot for Strike) Amendment Bill.

19 May 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Proposal to ban tobacco retail displays in New Zealand.

19 May 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to the Minister of Health on Legislative Barriers to Workforce Innovation.

14 May 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to Standards New Zealand on the Recommended Changes to the Draft Code of Funding.

30 April 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Draft Revised Nurse Entry to Practice Specifications.

30 April 2010

Te Runanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Nursing Council of New Zealand on the Consultation on the Draft Education Programme Standards for the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice.

April 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a Submission to the Health Select Committee on the Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on the effectiveness of arrangements to check the standard of services provided by rest homes.

30 April 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to the Law Commission issues paper on Controlling and Regulating Drugs.

22 April 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to ACC on the Dental Guidelines:

• revised guideline criteria on client selection for dental implants; and
• new guidelines on client selection for crowns, bridges, veneers and bleaching non-vital teeth (or the ‘optimum lifetime management of anterior coronal tooth tissue’).

21 April 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made an oral submission to the Māori Affairs Select Committee on the Investigation into the Tobacco Industry.

The new Zeland Nurses organisation made a submission to the Health Select Committee on the Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on the effectiveness of arrangements to check the standard of services provided by rest homes.

1 April 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to PHARMAC on the consultation/discussion document for possible expansion of PHARMAC’s role.

31 March 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a Submission to the Department of Labour on the Employment Relations Act 2000 Review of Part 9: Personal Grievance.

31 March 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a Submission to the Education and Science Select Committee on the Education (Freedom of Association) Bill.

26 March 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a Submission to the Ministry of Health on the Proposed Amendments to Regulations under the Medicines Act. 

19 March 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a Submission to the Department of Labour on the Employment Relations Act 2000 Review of Part 6A: Continuity of Employment.

19 March 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a Submission to the Social Services Committee on the Inquiry into the identification, rehabilitation, and care and protection of child offenders.

19 March 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to PHARMAC on the Special Foods consultation Document.

19 February 2010

Extended to 15 March 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Draft Guidance Paper Towards optimal primary mental health care in the new primary care environment.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the Opioid Substitution Service Specifications and thanked the Ministry for an extended review period. 

Below is our letter of response which includes:

• our recommendations for the inclusion of key principles of the Practice Guidelines for Opioid Substitution Treatment NZ practice guidelines (Ministry of Health, 2008) in the service specifications
• our concerns about the service user’s fee structure
• our concerns about access to Kaupapa Māori services in these service specifications.

15 March 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission  to the Nursing Council of New Zealand on the Consultation on the Competencies and Education Standards for the Revised Enrolled Nurse Scope of Practice.

15 March 2010

Te Runanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a Submission to the Nursing Council of New Zealand on the Consultation on the Competencies and Education Standards for the revised Enrolled Nurse Scope of Practice February 2010.

5 March 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the discussion document How do we determine if Statutory Regulation is the most appropriate way to regulate Health Professions?

26 February 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the West Coast District Health Board on the LECG Report Analysis of Options: Models of Care for the West Coast District Health Board.

24 February 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB) on the Proposal to undertake a Pilot of Physician Assistants in Surgery at CMDHB.

23 February 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) responded to the Health Research Council's consultation document on Targeted Investment Streams for Annual Funding Round.

23 February 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) responded to PHARMAC's proposal to fund gemcitabine and vinorelbine for relapsed/ refractory Hodgkin's Disease and T-Cell Lymphoma.

19 February 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Health Select Committee on the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bill.

12 February 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation submission to the Health Services Select Committee on the Inquiry into how to improve completion rates of childhood immunisation.

4 February 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Otago District Health Board on the consultation document Bridging the Gap: a partnership between patients, doctors and DHBs to enhance access to unfunded treatments.

29 January 2010

New Zealand Nurses Organisation Submission to the Māori Affairs Select Committee on the Inquiry into the Tobacco Industry in Aotearoa and the Consequences of Tobacco use for Māori.

21 December 2009

New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Dietitians Board of New Zealand on Dietitians Right to access the PHARMAC Schedule for Special Foods.

11 December 2009

NZNO submission to the Department of Building and Housing Te Tari Kaupapa Whare discussion paper: Retirement Village Disclosure Statement.

7 December 2009

NZNO Submission to the Minister of ACC, Hon Dr Nick Smith, on the Stocktake of Accident Compensation Corporation Accounts.

3 December 2009

NZNO Submission to PHARMAC on the Pharmaceutical Management Agency Consumer Participation Discussion Document.

27 November 2009

NZNO submission to the Whānau Ora Secretariat (MSD) discussion paper: Whānau Ora: A Whānau centered approach to Māori wellbeing.

24 November 2009

New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee on the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill.

11 November 2009

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) submitted to the Medical Council of New Zealand on the Consultation on Amended Scopes of practice and prescribed qualifications.

06 November 2009

New Zealand Nurses Organisation Submission to the Ministry of Health on the Designated Prescribing Rights for Podiatrists Discussion Document.

08 November 2009

NZNO submitted to the New Zealand Chemical Industry Council on the Draft Code of Practice Preparing for a Chemical Emergency.

30 October 2009

New Zealand Nurses Organisation Submission to the Law Commission on Alcohol in Our Lives: An Issues Paper on the Reform of New Zealand’s Liquor Laws.

16 October 2009

NZNO made a Submission to the Department of Labour on the Annual Minimum Wage Review.

2 October 2009

New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s made a submission to the Medical Council of New Zealand on the Regulation and Training of Physician Assistants.

02 October 2009

NZNO's submission to the Tertiary Education Commission on Proposals to Manage Overlapping Provision of Industry Training in the Tertiary System.

1 October 2009

New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s made a submission to the Nursing Council of New Zealand on the Enrolled Nurse and Nurse Assistant scopes of practice under the HPCA Act (2003).

1 October 2009

Te Runanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Submission to the Nursing Council of New Zealand on the Enrolled Nurse and Nurse Assistant Scopes of Practice under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003).

30 September 2009

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Education and Science Committee on the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill.

18 September 2009

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation provided extended comment on the Ministerial Review Group Report.

September 2009

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Department of Labour on the Code of Employment Practice on Infant Feeding.

August 2009

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation submitted to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) on the Proposed Changes to Hi-Tech Imaging Provision of Services.