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Newtown Union Health Service – Chairperson’s report to the 2021 AGM

Newtown Union Health Service is a not-for-profit community service providing healthcare for community service card holders, low income earners, union members and their families. NUHS is community owned and has provided affordable, accessible, appropriate, quality, not-for-profit and community based primary health care in Wellington since May 1987. Established with the support of local trade unions,Continue reading “Newtown Union Health Service – Chairperson’s report to the 2021 AGM”

Ian Powell: Unionism and nursing in New Zealand

This article by Ian Powell first appeared on 24 November 2021 on Democracy Project. It is re-published here under a Creative Commons CC BY-ND 4.0 license. In the around 35 years I worked for unions (over 30 with the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists and earlier with the New Zealand Educational Institute) I often cogitated over theContinue reading “Ian Powell: Unionism and nursing in New Zealand”

PSA Eco Network pushes DHB sustainability

By Eco Network Co-convenor Grant Brookes Pressure is mounting on District Health Boards to become more environmentally sustainable. It might not be top of mind for people when they’re needing care from our hospital and health services, or even for some health workers, but the case for change is clear – and the PSA EcoContinue reading “PSA Eco Network pushes DHB sustainability “

Eco Network: PSA combatting climate change, James Shaw webinar 4 Nov, intro from new Auckland convenor and more

3 November 2021 Kia ora, The PSA Eco Network convenors continue to send their aroha to everyone in these strange times, especially our members up in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland doing the hard yards for us all on slowing down the spread of COVID-19. In this issue PSA commits to combating climate change Emissions Reduction Plan discussionContinue reading “Eco Network: PSA combatting climate change, James Shaw webinar 4 Nov, intro from new Auckland convenor and more”

Celebrating the little wins for environmental sustainability in our hospitals

Here is a photo taken at lunch time last week in the kitchen of our inpatient mental health unit. On the right hand side is a single-use Styrofoam food container. Since 2012, our inpatient unit has been receiving 30-40 of these each day, seven days a week, for patient lunches – an estimated 100,000-130,000 packages,Continue reading “Celebrating the little wins for environmental sustainability in our hospitals”