Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 10:22 am
It will come as no surprise to hear that New
Zealand has a shortage of nurses, with a particular need for
nurses of Māori and Pacific descent.
In
efforts to bolster these numbers, Whitireia is the only
institution in the Wellington region to offer a New
Zealand Diploma in Enrolled Nursing - and good news has
come that the Government is providing funding for this
diploma, which now falls into the ‘free
trades training’ category.
Enrolled Nursing is
an accessible way to become a nurse for those with NCEA
Level 2, and is an 18 month programme which includes six
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Source: Whitireia
It will come as no surprise to hear that New Zealand has a shortage of nurses, with a particular need for nurses of MÄori and Pacific descent.
In efforts to bolster these numbers, Whitireia is the only institution in the Wellington region to offer a New Zealand Diploma in Enrolled Nursing â and good news has come that the Government is providing funding for this diploma, which now falls into the âfree trades trainingâ category.Â
Enrolled Nursing is an accessible way to become a nurse for those with NCEA Level 2, and is an 18 month programme which includes six months of hands-on clinical work.Â
Report from RNZ
Wellington Hospital is short about 30 beds and urgently needs more operating theatres. That’s the message from the Capital and Coast District Health Board’s director of planning and performance, Rachel Haggerty.
She said the board has largely caught up on the backlog caused by last year’s lockdown but further problems loom with a shortage of beds and operating theatres, and operations may be delayed.
Haggerty said Capital and Coast has spent $6 million more than was budgeted on outsourcing operations to private hospitals.
A union for doctors and dentists is warning that all DHBs are at a tipping point, caused by entrenched short staffing and underfunding.
The National Bowel Screening programme is coming to the West Coast with free tests for people aged 60 to 74.
The West Coast has the third highest bowel cancer mortality rate in the country. (file pic)
Photo: AFP / Science Photo Library
The Coast has one of the highest bowel cancer rates in the country for people in their 60s and close to half of those diagnosed with the disease die of it, according to the West Coast District Health Board.
The screening programme is already running in 14 regions and the Ministry of Health aims to start testing on the Coast in May.