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NZNO highlights shortcomings in Public Health Bill.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)

Potential shortcomings in the Public Health Bill, which could see young children miss out on vital health services and leave key nursing skills under-used, must be addressed, according to NZNO. In its submission on the Bill to the Health Select Committee last month, NZNO chief executive Geoff Annals, who led NZNO's delegation, said there were two important issues the select committee must address. "As the Bill is written, a designated officer such as a public health nurse (PHN) is unable to examine a child under 16 without the consent of a parent or guardian. It would mean that, without consent, a PHN would not be able to carry out something as simple as checking a child ...

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