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to the College of Nurses – News Update.
No. 260 15 July 2015
From NZ media this week
Violence against hospital staff on the rise
Numbers of hospital
staff being physically abused by patients are on the rise.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11479462
Maori health figures
improve but still behind non-Maori
A
new programme to track the health of Taranaki residents is being used to tackle
the inequality of well being that exists between Maori and non-Maori
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/70061410/Maori-health-figures-improve-but-still-behind-non-Maori
Heart Foundation launches its largest campaign
Many people
with symptoms of a heart attack are not seeking medical help for days, the
Heart Foundation says.
The foundation
is launching its largest awareness campaign so far today to challenge a
"she'll be right attitude" to the symptoms of a heart attack.
Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/heart-foundation-launches-largest-ever-awareness-campaign-2015071207#ixzz3fhaBzzER
Change of medical
cannabis law after death of Nelson teen is 'matter of time'
The
death of a Nelson teenager whose family advocated for the use of medical
cannabis has sparked a national debate and will lead to a change in the law,
say advocates.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/70205645/change-of-medical-cannabis-law-after-death-of-nelson-teen-is-matter-of-time
Drugs, alcohol and smoking
New Toolkit Helps
Public Have Their Say on Community Alcohol Licensing
A
toolkit enabling the public to submit objections to alcohol licence
applications has been created by the Taranaki Alcohol Harm Reduction (TAHR)
group. This is the only resource of its kind in the country.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1507/S00048/toolkit-helps-public-have-their-say-on-alcohol-licensing.htm
Obesity
Anti-obesity drive targets Christchurch southern
suburbs
A new obesity project will
target people living in Christchurch's southern suburbs.
The Spreydon-Heathcote ward
was one of 10 communities chosen for the government's $40 million Healthy
Families New Zealand initiative,announced last year.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/70002784/Anti-obesity-drive-targets-Christchurch-southern-suburbs
Public health
2015 flu season 'needs national standards'
With the Institute of Environmental Science and
Research (ESR) announcing that New Zealand has entered the flu season the
shocking fact remains that there are no national standards in the commercial
cleaning sector that could help minimise the impact on the public said the
country’s leading cleaning company.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/2015-flu-season-needs-national-standards/5/225873
Work underway to improve cervical screening
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says a review
of the National Cervical Screening Programme shows it is successfully reducing cervical
cancer rates, and work is underway to further strengthen the programme.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/work-underway-improve-cervical-screening/5/226030
Tax on foods could
prevent 2400 NZ deaths a year - study
More
than 2000 New Zealand deaths a year could be prevented through taxes on fat and
salt, and subsidies on fruit and vegetables, new research has found.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/70055333/tax-on-foods-could-prevent-2400-nz-deaths-a-year--study
Social health
Family
in damp home welcome new insulation rules
A cold, damp
and mould-infested home is endangering the lives of an entire Invercargill
family, says a woman who lives there.
Zoey
McGrannachan said wet, mouldy conditions in their three-bedroom Glengarry
rental had harmed the family's health.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/70122062/Family-in-damp-home-welcome-new-insulation-rules
Telemedicine
New Telehealthcare pilot for older people promotes
health and independence at home
Aged care services provider
and retirement village operator, The Selwyn Foundation, has launched an
innovative Telehealthcare pilot which uses simple touch-screen technology to
help older people monitor their health and receive timely healthcare support
and advice from the comfort of their own home.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1507/S00034/new-telehealthcare-pilot-for-older-people.htm
From International
media this week
One nurse to every
four patients will be required during the day under new laws
THE
Palaszczuk Government, in a bid to improve patient safety, is planning new laws
that will prescribe the number of nurses required in Queensland hospitals
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/one-nurse-to-every-four-patients-will-be-required-during-the-day-under-new-laws/story-fnn8dlfs-1227438334091
Emergency waiting
times blamed for rise in violent assaults in NSW hospitals
VIOLENT
assaults in hospitals have increased by nearly 25 per cent in the past five
years, with one person each day being attacked by a patient.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/emergency-waiting-times-blamed-for-rise-in-violent-assaults-in-nsw-hospitals/story-fni0cx12-1227438072341
From the Ministry of Health
Report of the Parliamentary Review Committee
regarding the New Zealand Cervical Screening Programme: 2015
The second Parliamentary
Review Committee for the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) was
undertaken in the first half of 2015.
The NCSP is independently
reviewed every three years. The review is legislated under Part 4A, Section
1120, of the Health Act 1956.
http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/report-parliamentary-review-committee-regarding-new-zealand-cervical-screening-programme-2015
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
14 July 2015
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