The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Office of the Ombudsman on the Official Information Act Review

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a brief submission to the Ministry for the Environment on their consultation document: Topics for Environmental Reporting.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Update of the New Zealand Health Strategy: Consultation Draft

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee supporting the Keep Kiwibank Bill.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee on draft recommendations regarding pertussis.  

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health in response to a consultation on recommendations to improve the model of care for severe aortic stenosis.  

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Draft Pharmacy Action Plan 2015-2020

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to ACC on the Elective Services Pathway Programme.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Office for Disability Issues on the Disability Action Plan Update.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Government Administration Committee in support of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (six months leave and work contact hours) Amendment Bill.

The New Zealand Nurses Organsiation made a submission to PHARMAC opposing the two alternatives  proposed for a new 'purchase and claim'  model for puchasing, funding and distribution arrangements for vaccines.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on their 'Guide to the Commissioning Framework for Mental Health and Addiction 2015.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment on the exposure draft of the Health and Safety at Work (Worker Engagment, Representation and Participation) Regulations 2016.  

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation on the Minimum Wage Review.

NZNO made a submission to the Health Select Committee on the Financial Assistance For Live Organ Donors Bill.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Health Select committee on the  Health Practitioners (Replacement of Statutory References to Medical Practioners) Amendment Bill

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee on the Employment Standards Legislation Bill

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on ideas for an updated Strategy for the Health of Older People 

the New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee on the Minimum Wage (Contractors Remuneration) Amendment Bill.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Justice on the Family Violence Law Review.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Nursing Council of New Zealand's proposed schedule of medicines for registered nurses working in specialist ophthalmology teams.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on their consulation document: Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2016/17 to 2018/2019.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ACART) on their proposed advice to the Minister of Health on informed consent in the context of assisted reproductive procedures for gamete donors at the point of intial consent and at later stages of the donation process.  

The New Zealand Nurses orgnaisation made a submission to the World Health Organaization on the draft Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030

The Perioperative Nurses College, NZNO and the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and made a submission to the Health Quality and Safety Commission on the draft position paper on the Transparency of Information related to Medical/Service Interventions.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to PHARMAC supporting the proposal to remove a rule limiting subsidies being paid on dietitian's prescripitions to enable dietitians to prescribe anythign for subsidy that is is consitent with their scope of practice.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to BPAC NZ (Best Practice Advocacy Centre) on the contextualisation of NICE Guidelines for best practice for Urininary Incontinence in Women in Aotearoa New Zealand .   

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to PHARMAC on Labelling Preferences

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Asthma Foundation on the [Draft] Nationall Respiratory Strategy

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Director-General of Health on the update of the New Zealand Health Strategy.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on living well with diabetes: A draft plan for health services for people with diabetes 2015 - 2020.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to PHARMAC on its proposal for community and hospital listing of respiratory devices.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Social Services Committee on the Support for Children in Hardshop Bill giving effect to the four year "child hardship package" announced in the 2015 budget.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to Food Standards Australia and New Zealand on the Proposal P1037 Amendments associated with Nutrition Content & Health Claims opposing exemptions from claim requirements in the food Standards code for trademarked elements of the Health Star rating system. 

The New Zealand Nurses organisation made a submission to the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee on the Accident Compensation (Financial
Responsibility and Transparency) Amendment Bill.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Productivity Commission on the Draft Report on their Issues Paper: More Effective Social Services

The New Zealand Nurses organisation made a submission to the Health Infromation Standards organisation on the standard for interoperability between the new national Maternity Clincial Information System, (MCIS) and community based information systems. 

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Childrens Action Plan Directorate, Ministry of Health on the Children’s Workforce: Core Competencies discussion document.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Health on the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade Tobacco.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to Careerfroce on the development of the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4) (Community) and the New Zealand Diploma in Health and Wellbeing (level 5)

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to health workfroce new Zealand on the Voluntary Bonding Scheme for Nurses and Midwives for 2016.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry for the Environment on Setting New Zealand's post 2020 climate change target.

The New Zealand Nurses organisation made a submission  on the draft death guideline for verification of death

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of Social Development on the Disabled Children: Voluntary out-of-home Care discussion document.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to the Ministry of  Business, Innovation and Employment on the Exposure Draft of the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management ) Regulations.

The New Zealand Nurses organisation made a submission to the Palliative Care Council of New Zealand, on Principles and Guidance for the last days of life: Te Ara Whakapiri - the path of closeness and unity. NZNO strongly supports the intent of the proposed guidelines and acknowledges the advocacy of the wider palliative sector networks to ensure end of life pathway concerns are raised and addressed.

The New Zealand Nurses organisation made a further submission to the Ministry of Health, on the Vulnerable Children’s (Requirements for Safety Checks) Regulations 2015 and Advice for Interpreting and Applying the Regulations. In general NZNO supports identity checks, and to some extent police vetting of the children's workforce, but has reservations about the three yearly police checks, the transparency of reference checking, and the individual interviewing and risk assessment components.

The New Zealand Nurses organisation made a submission to Smokefree Nurses Aotearoa New Zealand, on the Smokefree Nurses Aotearoa Primary Health Care Strategy. Overall, NZNO strongly supports the intent of the strategy, and the vision for nurses to support the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation made a submission to PHARMAC on its proposed approach to market share procurement for hospital medical devices.