News and Events

Rereheke Mahi Hau ID Conference 26-28 November 2010
Key note speaker Professor David Allen from Cardiff University. Programme and registration details to follow. Please contact Maree Patrick on 04 2987557 or 0277476261 for regristration details in the interim. [more] [View PDF]
Friday 26 February 2010

College Research Fund
Unfortunately there have been no applications for the Research Fund which closed on 31 January 2010. Applications will reopen again in September 2010. [more]
Friday 12 February 2010

Nurses for a Smokefree Aotearoa/New Zealand (NSFANZ1) Expert Advisory Group
On December 2nd the inaugural meeting of the Nurses for a Smokefree Aotearoa/New Zealand (NSFANZ1) Expert Advisory Group met in Wellington. Fifteen delegates from across the country representing 11 nursing groups came together to discuss how nurses can be supported to complete ABC smoking cessation intervention training and to deliver interventions. Click on link for Press release [more] [View Document]
Thursday 21 January 2010

Sensory Modulation Workshop - March 2010
Te Pou is hosting Tina Champagne, the leading expert in the use of sensory modulation as a therapeutic intervention in mental health, for a workshop in Auckland over 10-12 March. This workshop, which can be taken either as a one-day (introduction) or 3-day intensive (to include training in sensory assessment and clinical coaching in the use of sensory tools). More information and registration details are available http://www.tepou.co.nz/test/tepou_832.php. [more] [Link]
Wednesday 20 January 2010

Advance Directives
Are advance directives legally binding or simply the starting point for discussion on patients’ best interests? This article is from the latest British Medical Journal. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/section_pdf/339/nov26_1/b4667.pdf [more]
Tuesday 22 December 2009

Mental Health Nurse Positions - Raukura Hauora O Tainui ki Tamaki
Raukura Hauora O Tainui is an Equal Opportunities Employer that delivers a wide range of Kaupapa Maori health services covering Primary, Public, Mental Health, Alcohol and Addictions. One positions available. [more] [View Document]
Friday 11 December 2009

Nth Queensland Regional Branch ACMHN Tropical Symposium
A Mental Health Symposium on Magnetic Island in June 2010. [more] [View PDF]
Sunday 22 November 2009

Te Ao Maramatanga Subscription Fee Increase beginning 16 November 2009
This letter informs NZCMHN members of a fee increase in annual subscriptions. All attempts have been made to send this electronically or by NZ Post to all members. For more information please email admin@nzcmhn.org.nz [more] [View Document]
Thursday 5 November 2009

Call for Abstracts - Making Sense Of Psychosis Conference- 19-21 April 2010
To submit abstracts for papers (approx 30 mins) about your experiences of psychosis or of mental health services, your work, or your research or for training workshops (half day or full day). Registrations for this conference available mid October. [more] [View Document]
Monday 7 September 2009

Ministerial Review Group Report
Health Minister Tony Ryall has released the report of the Ministerial Review Group, set up to recommend how New Zealand might improve the quality and performance of the public health system. [more] [Link]
Wednesday 19 August 2009

Evaluation of the Primary Mental Heath Initiatives: Summary Report 2009
A report summarising the effectiveness of Primary Mental Health strategies around New Zealand. [more] [View PDF]
Friday 14 August 2009

Hon Tony Ryall (Minister of Health and State Services)
Speech to State Services Senior Leaders Development Conference [more] [Link]
Monday 20 July 2009

Helen Hamers Panic Study Research Paper
This research paper is the outcome of Helen Hamers Research Grant of a couple of years ago. The intent of the fund was to get tangible results for the profession and this certainly meets that requirement. [more] [View PDF]
Tuesday 31 March 2009

National Nurses Organisations Group - Professional isses
A national process for endorsement by the nursing profession of specialty nursing standards and competency frameworks in New Zealand [more] [View Document]
Tuesday 24 March 2009

Advanced practice nursing strategy for addiction treatment sector
Led by Daryle Deering (NAC) with the support of Matua Raki, this document informs, leads and facilitates change to establish recognition of the specialist Addiction Nurses. [more] [Link]
Thursday 19 February 2009

Services for older people with intellectual disability
National Residential Intellectual Disability - (NRID) - Providers. Paper for the Ministry of Health [more] [View PDF]
Wednesday 18 February 2009

Mental Health First Aid Guidelines
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID GUIDELINES PROJECT: First Aid for Panic attacks [more] [View Document]
Wednesday 12 March 2008

Current issues on the Therapeutics Products and Medicines Bill
Dear nursing colleagues Council is extremely concerned that the Ministry of Health has advised the Select Committee, which gave us a positive hearing last week, not to support the Council?s submission that nurse practitioners should be authorized prescribers and registered nurses should be designated prescribers. Council is also concerned that the proposal for collaborative prescribing could jeopardize the achievement of independent prescribing as we have already had a clear example of [more] [View Document]
Wednesday 28 March 2007

Henry Rongomau Bennett Memorial Scholarships
The Henry Rongomau Bennett Memorial Scholarship Programme has been established by the Henry Rongomau Bennett Memorial Scholarship Board (the Board) with funding from the Ministry of Health. The overall purposes of the scholarships are to develop a [more] [Link]
Friday 27 January 2006