Welcome
to the College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 256 17 June 2015
From NZ media this week
Drugs charge upheld
against English nurse
A
''large spike'' in the supply of some controlled drugs to a Dunedin Hospital
ward occurred not long after an English nurse began working there, a
disciplinary tribunal heard in Dunedin yesterday.
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/345292/drugs-charge-upheld-against-english-nurse
RACP and NZSG – need for a National bowel cancer
screening program
The Royal Australasian
College of Physicians (RACP) and the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology
(NZSG) welcome the Government’s continued interest in combating bowel cancer in
the 2015 Budget but says there is still no commitment to a national screening
program.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1506/S00052/need-for-a-national-bowel-cancer-screening-program.htm
Call for changes to Māori palliative care
Some academics are calling
for more rigorous training to ensure Māori receive better care at the end of
their lives.
They say the current
palliative care system does not do enough to cater to the cultural needs of
Māori.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/275826/call-for-changes-to-maori-palliative-care
Diabetes twice as likely to hit Māori
The number of people living with diabetes has
more than doubled over the last twenty years - and that rate is even higher for
Māori and Pasifika.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/275943/diabetes-twice-as-likely-to-hit-maori
Māori health gains the aim of newly-launched web
monitoring tool
A new web-based monitoring
tool which seeks to speed up Māori health gains has been launched.
The Māori Health
Plan Monitoring Tool was officially launched at Tauranga’s ASB Arena
yesterday (Thursday 11 June) before a 150-strong gathering including Māori
health providers, experts and leaders, DHB representatives from across the
nation, Ministry of Health representatives and media.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1506/S00067/maori-health-gains-the-aim-of-newly-launched-web-monitoring.htm
Wikileaks: NZ health
system could be 'crippled' by TPP
The
New Zealand health system could be "crippled" by the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) trade deal, analysts say documents posted online by
whistleblower group Wikileaks show.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/69287614/wikileaks-nz-health-system-could-be-crippled-by-tpp
OECD
report: NZ needs more housing for poor, less obesity
New Zealand
needs more housing for the poor, and less fat on the hips of the average Kiwi,
according to a report from the OECD.
The country
should also look at road tolls in the form of "congestion charging"
to help fix traffic jams in the big cities
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/69234769/oecd-report-nz-needs-more-housing-for-poor-less-obesity
Gaps found in $24m bowel screening pilot
The first report on a $24 million bowel
screening pilot scheme in Waitemata has found there is more work to be done
before it can be rolled out nationwide.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/276005/gaps-found-in-$24m-bowel-screening-pilot
Perioperative mortality report's new areas 'help NZ
remain world leader'
Associate
Health Minister Peter Dunne is welcoming today’s release of the fourth annual
Perioperative Mortality Review Committee’s (POMRC) report.
Additional
operative procedures have been added to the report for the first time: coronary
artery bypass grafts (CABG), percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
(PCTA), bariatric surgery and severe postoperative infections.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/perioperative-mortality-reports-new-areas-help-nz-remain-world-leader/5/223871
From International media this week
Safewards shines spotlight on good nursing care
A dynamic evidence-based practice model that aims to reduce
seclusion and restraints in mental health wards is putting the emphasis back on
the care at the centre of mental health nursing.
http://healthtimes.com.au/hub/mental-health/37/research/kk1/safewards-shines-spotlight-on-good-nursing-care/903/
Nurse
supervision opt-out upheld in Colorado by state's Supreme Court
Rule allows certified
registered nurse anesthetists to practice in rural and critical access
hospitals without direct physician supervision.
http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/nurse-supervision-opt-out-upheld-colorado-states-supreme-court
Nurses
to be among first affected by plan to cut skilled migration
Measures to
be brought in this autumn will reduce recruitment of skilled workers on tier
two visas from outside Europe
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/10/nurses-to-be-first-group-affected-by-plan-to-reduce-skilled-migration
Mass. Adopts Final ICU
Nurse Staffing Rules
BOSTON The 2014 nurse staffing law will apply
to burn units and intensive care for newborns along with intensive care units
for adults, under final regulations adopted by the Health Policy Commission on
Wednesday.
http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2015/06/final-icu-nurse-staffing-rules
Lourdes
Univ. receives federal grant for nurse anesthetist training
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio
announces more than $18,000 in federal funding will be awarded to nurse
anesthetist training at Lourdes University.
http://www.nbc24.com/news/story.aspx?id=1216423#.VXzhGPmqqko
Aged care
Health expert backs elderly vaccine
A leading Australian public health expert is in Rotorua to
encourage GPs to consider placing a greater emphasis on vaccinating the
elderly.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11464451
Half of our aged population use residential care
A new study has found that
almost half of New Zealanders, aged 65 or older, move to live in residential
care by the time they die.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1506/S00080/half-of-our-aged-population-use-residential-care.htm
DHBs and PHOs
Nurses Organisation says sending Hawera ED patients
to GPs is ''risky''
Having nurses redirect ED patients to their family doctor is
risky for the nurse and the patient, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation says.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/69385626/nurses-organisation-says-sending-hawera-ed-patients-to-gps-is-risky
Hawera Hospital emergency unit redirecting
non-urgent cases
Patients clogging up Hawera Hospital's emergency department
with non-urgent ailments will be re-directed to their GP under a new DHB
programme.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/south-taranaki-star/69290252/hawera-hospital-emergency-unit-redirecting-nonurgent-cases
Mental health
Cuts to mental health services possible without
extra funding
Canterbury's cash-strapped health authority has warned that
mental health services could be cut if the Government does not step in.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/69306332/cuts-to-mental-health-services-possible-without-extra-funding
Cuts to Wellington region
counselling service put lives at risk, providers say
Vulnerable people will be at increased risk of suicide,
domestic violence and drug abuse after another cut to a government-subsidised
counselling scheme, counsellors say.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/69260077/cuts-to-wellington-region-counselling-service-put-lives-at-risk-providers-say
Addressing rural depression
The Rural
Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) applauds the announcement of a
$500,000 funding boost to support mental health mental health initiatives for
rural communities.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1506/S00064/addressing-rural-depression.htm
Pharmacy
Guild concerned about impact on patients if funding
shortfall remains
The Pharmacy Guild of New
Zealand (the Guild) is concerned about the impact the current funding shortfall
to community pharmacy will have on patients if left unaddressed.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1506/S00081/concern-about-funding-shortfalls-impact-on-patients.htm
Public health
NZ 'well prepared' for MERS
Health authorities in New Zealand are updating
the sector on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), due to
an ongoing outbreak in South Korea. "We are well prepared in terms of the
detection, testing and management of MERS. To date there have been no cases of
MERS detected in New Zealand," says Dr Stewart Jessamine, the Ministry of
Health’s Acting Director of Public Health.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/nz-well-prepared-mers/5/223935
Telemedicine
Telehealth: Enhancing collaboration, improving care
coordination
The use of various technologies has revolutionized care
delivery across the continuum. In home healthcare, one of the most advanced,
interactive technologies to date is telehealth. Although we've experienced
varying degrees of resistance and challenges associated with this technology,
HomeHealth Visiting Nurses (HHVN) of Southern Maine has learned lessons as an
early adopter and continues to leverage the technology across all service
lines.
http://journals.lww.com/nursingmanagement/Fulltext/2015/06000/Telehealth__Enhancing_collaboration,_improving.3.aspx
From the Ministry of Health
Interim Evaluation Report of the Bowel Screening
Pilot: Screening Round One
The Ministry of Health is
funding a four year bowel screening pilot (2012–2015) in the Waitemata DHB
region to inform whether a national bowel screening programme should be
introduced. International evidence shows that a national bowel screening
programme can reduce both the number of people who develop bowel cancer and the
number of people who die from the disease.
This report presents the
evaluation findings from round one of the bowel screening pilot, based on those
people who were invited to participate during the first 18 months. In
particular, the report describes how effective, safe, acceptable and equitable
the pilot was and provides a preliminary analysis of the round one costings.
The key findings from the
report are that:
the participation rate in
round one was higher than the internationally accepted minimum
the bowel cancer detection
rate was within the range reported by other, international population-based
screening programmes that use the same type of test
participants and
stakeholders were positive about their experiences with the pilot.
Several areas for
improvement were also identified, including the unequal participation rates
among Māori and Pacific peoples and the performance of the bowel screening
register and database. Waitemata DHB and the Ministry will continue to address
these issues as part of the ongoing operations of the pilot.
http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/interim-evaluation-report-bowel-screening-pilot-screening-round-one
Oranga niho me ngā tangata whaiora: Oral health and
Māori mental health patients
This research report
explores rehabilitative dental treatment provided to a small group of Māori
mental health patients within the Western Bay of Plenty and how this
contributes to improved mental health functioning, oral health and quality of
life.
Prior to receiving the
dental health care provided in the study, all participants reported episodes of
dental problems (such as pain or toothache), having sought only emergency care
in the past, and having unmet dental treatment needs.
The researchers found that
following oral rehabilitation, participants reported a positive improvement in
their psycho-social well-being, oral function, self-esteem, relationships, and
dynamics within their immediate social environment.
This publication is
available on the University of Otago website.
http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/oranga-niho-me-nga-tangata-whaiora-oral-health-and-maori-mental-health-patients
Motivation, management and leadership
Workshops by
Dr Peter Carter OBE
Organised by
the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO), this workshop will give you the
opportunity to hear and interact with the leader of the world’s largest
professional association and union for nurses, the Royal College of Nurses
(RCN).
This workshop
is for both members and non-members of NZNO. It is particularly relevant to
nurses who come from a clinical background, including those in leadership
positions or aspiring to do so. It generically applies to managers, policy
makers, researchers and educators involved in nursing provision and delivery of
nursing services or health care.
Workshop
objective:
To provide an
outline of the key characteristic of effective leadership in complex health
systems in which nursing is the biggest workforce.
The workshop
aims to:
Set out the
key characteristics of effective and successful leaders in complex health
systems.
Demonstrate
through case studies the impact of successful leadership, and draws on examples
of significant problems in health organisation due to poor or lack of leadership.
Relate the
above to your own role and clinical practice setting or work setting to allow
you to bring and apply the key leadership characteristics.
Learning
outcome:
Be able to
identify and describe in your clinical practice and work setting effective
leadership and the positive impact it makes to delivery of nursing care and
services. Apply to your roles in your clinical practice and work setting the
key characteristics of effective leadership.
Cost and
registration:
Register for
the workshop at http://www.etouches.com/126554
Cost: Members:
$40 Non-Members: $80
If you have
any queries, please contact conference@nzno.org.nz;;;;;
http://www.nzno.org.nz/petercarter
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
16 June 2015
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