Try a little kindness
Nursing Review talks to nurse manager MIKAELA SHANNON about a project to encourage and role model caring and kindness between nurses.
Health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 response: NZ compared against OECD countries
New Zealand has achieved the lowest death rate in the OECD from the COVID-19 pandemic, equivalent to around 2000 lives and 32,000 life-years saved compared against the OECD average, say researchers at the University...
Whangārei medical centre offers patients video consultations
A Whangārei medical practice is believed to be the only one in the district to introduce video consultation for registered patients with minor illnesses.
Scalp cooling testing underway to help cancer patients keep their hair
Losing your hair may no longer be a fear for breast cancer patients as a pilot gets underway in Nelson testing new technology.
Upping the ante on vaccine development
Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington Associate Professor Bridget Stocker has received a significant funding boost for vaccine research that has potential to help with diseases ranging from bowel cancer to COVID-19.
Associate Professor Stocker...
ED: starting the day with a culture-changing huddle
Nurse manager PETER WOOD believes that a new move to start the day with an ED huddle – instead of a negative meeting focusing on breaches of the ‘shorter stay’ ED target* – has been a positive culture change for Whangarei Hospital.
Allied Health team amongst IT Awards finalists
A Canterbury team working on an innovative IT solution for the allied health workforce is amongst the three finalists for this year’s Excellence in Digital Health award.
Breakthrough in how in cancer spreads
A researcher for Otago University is hoping to find a way to stop cancer spreading.
After-hours telehealth advice sees stroke interventions double
A Wellington telestroke pilot– offering expert after-hours advice to regional hospitals – has seen a dramatic increase in clot-busting interventions being offered to stroke patients.
A day in the life… of a public hospital CNS/RN first surgical assistant
We look at a day in the life of Sue Glover - one of the country's new Registered Nurse First Surgical Assistants working with mostly children before, during and after their heart surgery.
DR WELLNESS
Opinion: Dr Tracy Chandler – Health pregnancy optimisation tips (for you,...
Whilst pregnancy is an exciting time for most, it does take some planning to keep both you and baby well. Ideally you would see...
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