NZ MORE DOCTORS & NURSES PER BED THAN OECD AVERAGE
New Zealand has 1.22 doctors and 3.8 nurses per bed compared to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average of 0.75 doctors…
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TRACKING DEVICE FOR DEMENTIA PATIENTS IN DEVELOPMENT
For the past year, CloudMass has been in the development of a tracking product that aims to allow dementia patients freedom while caregivers can…
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ENABLING A HEALTHIER AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand would recapture its position once again as a global leader in digital health, but for the health sector being constrained by the…
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NURSES FIND DHB COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT UNACCEPTABLE
The nearly 30,000 district health board (DHB) members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) have received the first DHB offer in their multi-employer…
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OLYMPIC GAMES ALL ON AT PINESONG
It’s not the first time that there has been an Olympic Games at Metlifecare’s Pinesong Village. Usually organised to coincide with the Olympics or…
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WE’VE ARRIVED IN OMSK, BREAK OUT THE CAVIAR
The idea for a fun fitness activity came about when the gym at Crestwood first opened. Resident Chris Soulje looked for a fun fitness…
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FLASHES OF BRILLIANCE
A new photographic competition for neurological researchers in New Zealand to celebrate the art of neuroscience, Flashes of Brilliance is combining the creativeness, uniqueness,…
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CALL FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE SUMMIT
New Zealand should convene a national healthcare summit to support frontline healthcare workers, especially during the covid pandemic, according to pharmaceutical specialist Sir Ray…
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GREEN LIGHT FOR SUMMERSET’S PREBBLETON VILLAGE
Summerset has been granted resource consent to build its next retirement village in Prebbleton, Canterbury. The $170 million village will be built on a…
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Multiple Failures Identified in HDC Report
A report out from the Health & Disability Commissioner regarding the care provided to a woman while a resident at Radius Elloughton Gardens gives…
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Pasifika Encouraged to get COVID-19 Vaccine
The Pacific Nursing Section of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is asking the Pasifika community to accept the COVID-19 vaccine and says the…
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International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
Aotearoa’s $6 billion fresh produce industry has rolled out a localised UN initiative, as it celebrates the launch of the International Year of Fruits…
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