Tag: Nurses
PNG villagers attack priest, nurses and doctors while on Chimbu foot...
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Chuave District Development Authority is condemning an attack on a priest and his team in Chimbu province.
Father Ryszard Wajda (SVD),...
NZ’s winter health plan fails to stem shortages, burnout, say frontline...
By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter
Te Whatu Ora's new winter health plan fails to address workforce shortages and staff burnout in Aotearoa New Zealand,...
Mass migration of Fiji nurses may be curbed soon, says health...
By Siteri Sauvakacolo in Suva
The mass migration of Fiji nurses could soon be curbed after the Health Ministry’s submissions to the government over the...
Surgeon warns Fiji nurses exodus will put strain on health sector
RNZ Pacific
A senior health practitioner in Fiji has warned that the exodus of nurses will put significant strain on the country's health sector.
According to...
American Samoan nurses strike over failure to honour promised pay rises
RNZ Pacific
About 50 striking nurses have held a protest in American Samoa over their employment conditions.
The protest yesterday follows some nurses at the LBJ...
NZ health sector may see influx of US doctors after abortion...
By Leah Tebbutt, RNZ News reporter
An Aotearoa New Zealand health workforce recruiting agency is fielding calls from senior US doctors who say they can...
Don’t forget our midwives, warns Fiji women’s advocacy group
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement warned today that the value of midwives in the Pacific country was being undermined because of...
Yap doctors, nurses resign en masse – governor declares emergency
By Joyce McClure of Pacific Island Times
Yap State Governor Jesse Salalu has declared a state of emergency over a mass resignation of 40 doctors...
NZ nurse referred to Nursing Council over online threats to attack...
RNZ News
A New Zealand nurse has been referred to a professional conduct committee by the Nursing Council after posting threats online against medical professionals...
Warning bells from NZ health experts, National over coping with covid...
By Jane Patterson, RNZ political editor, and Rowan Quinn, health correspondent
As New Zealand readies for more covid-19 cases, warnings about the ability of public...
Not enough nurses to deal with NZ self-isolation covid cases, says...
RNZ News
Auckland is a thousand nurses short and lacks the capacity to deal with the amount of people self-isolating at home, according to New...
Early easing of covid restrictions ‘could be lethal for Māori/Pasifika’
RNZ Pacific
A Pacific public health expert says a premature transition of covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand could be lethal for Māori and Pasifika communities.
The...
France declares covid-19 emergency in New Caledonia as cases surge to...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
France has declared a health emergency in New Caledonia after covid-19 was detected in the community, RNZ Pacific reports.
The state of...
Auckland nurse worked four shifts not knowing she had virus –...
Today's New Zealand covid-19 media briefing. Video: RNZ News
RNZ News
The Auckland Hospital nurse who has tested positive for covid-19 worked four shifts not knowing...
Doctors’ union wants answers over seven nurses infected at NZ hospital
By Katie Scotcher, reporter for RNZ News
A New Zealand doctors' union fears the Waitematā District Health Board is covering up mistakes that led to...