NGO Working Group Home.
NGO Working Group
 
Print this
Print this   Email this

16 April 2009 - NGO Desk update - News - Health and Disability NGO Working Group

NGO Desk update
16 April 2009


Welcome to the NGO update for 16 April 2009.

For Your Action

NGO Information

For Your Information – from the Ministry of Health

Other Information

Back to top

Auckland not-for-profit IT Leaders Forum on 22 April


The Auckland not-for-profit IT Leaders Forum meets next on Wednesday 22 April. The presentation will be about Customer Relationship management systems (CRMs), especially in relationship to donor and membership management. The forum meets at the KPMG offices, 18 Viaduct Harbour Ave between 12.00 and 2.00 pm. Tea and coffee are provided but please take your own lunch.
RSVP to Hazel Jennings: hjennings@rnzfb.org.nz

Join Carers NZ for a free Carers' Information Morning at the Upper Hutt City Library on 22 April


Venue: Upper Hutt City Library, 844 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
Time: 10.30 - 11.30am
If you are a family carer, or someone interested in health and disability issues, please join them for this free, informative morning. You will have an opportunity to meet other carers, and receive a free copy of the latest Family Care magazine. John Forman, the Chair of the NZ Carers Alliance (who lives in the Hutt) will share insights about the Government's Carers' Strategy and Action Plan
(http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/work-programmes/policy-development/carers-strategy/). All interested attendees can provide their details to receive a free exercise band and Wayne Halkyard's 15 minute Strength for Caring exercise programme to follow at home. This Carers NZ initiative is part of the ActiveWellness initiative, a carer information and wellbeing project supported by ACC. If you can't attend the information morning, but would like to receive the magazine and/or exercise programme, email sara@carers.net.nz or phone (0800) 777 797.

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Enforcement Bill – Seeking Submissions by 23 April


The Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill is aimed at addressing the problems associated with the availability of alcohol, youth binge drinking, and alcohol advertising.

It would:
  • enable local councils to create local alcohol plans setting restrictions on the number of outlets in an area and where they are located (these plans must be given effect to in liquor licensing decisions);
  • clarify types of premises eligible for an off-licence: grocery-selling stores will generally not be able to obtain a liquor licence unless they have a floor area of at least 150 square metres;
  • make it an offence for adults to supply liquor to minors without the consent of their parent or guardian;
  • reduce to zero the allowable blood-alcohol content for drivers under 20 who do not have a full licence; and
  • provide for a system of “enforced self-regulation” of alcohol advertising.

Two copies of the submission are to go to the Justice and Electoral Committee, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
The Bill is at: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2008/0254-1/latest/versions.aspx

More information is available here: http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/SC/SubmCalled/0/3/4/49SCJEsaleandsupplyofliquo200904231-Sale-and-Supply-of-Liquor-and.htm
Submissions close on 23 April 2009.
Back to top

CommunityNet Aotearoa Advisory Group: Seeking nominations for a Community Sector Position by 30 April



Nominations are open for one community sector position on the CommunityNet Aotearoa Advisory Group. CommunityNet Aotearoa is an online resource offering Maori and community and voluntary organisations useful information and access to resources. The advisory group helps set CommunityNet’s editorial policies and strategies, and contributes to the governance of the organisation.
Nominations close on 30 April 2009.
More information is at http://www.community.net.nz/communitycentre/news/

Nominations Sought for Appointments to the Family Violence Death Review Committee by 1 May


The Ministry of Health is seeking nominations for the inaugural members of the Family Violence Death Review Committee, on behalf of the Minister of Health. The functions and membership categories of this Committee are outlined in the Terms of Reference.

All Committee members will have knowledge of, or expertise in, family violence issues. In addition, people who wish to be considered for membership on the FVDRC should be able to demonstrate:
  • an interest in family violence prevention
  • excellent communication skills
  • an attitude that is accepting of the values of different professions and community perspectives
  • a track record of working constructively in multi-disciplinary groups
  • a good understanding of confidentiality
  • an ability to apply a reducing inequalities focus
  • an ability to think about issues from both an individual and broader population perspective.

All candidates are required to submit a curriculum vitae and complete an application form, which is available below, or by contacting the Child, Youth and Maternity team at the following address:

Postal details:
Family Violence Death Review Implementation Manager
Child, Youth and Maternity Team
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
Wellington
Telephone: (04) 496 2116
Email: tanith_robb@moh.govt.nz

Family Violence Death Review Committee Terms of reference (Word, 93 KB)
Application form (link to Word file, 80Kb): http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/B47AF01F6C08A273CC256D400076EAF1/$File/Application+Form.dot
Applications for these vacancies close on 1 May 2008.
Back to top

New Zealand AIDS Foundation - Matt Whyte Postgraduate Research Grant 2009 Applications Close 30 April



In 2005, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation established the Matt Whyte Postgraduate Research Grant, in memory of Matthew Blair Whyte, a valued staff member who died from AIDS in October 2004. Matt made a very significant contribution to their work to prevent the transmission of HIV and support those with HIV/AIDS in New Zealand.

The grant is awarded each year to a postgraduate student or postdoctoral researcher working on HIV/AIDS and/or on men who have sex with men.
(a) $6000.00 per annum.
(b) To be awarded to one eligible postgraduate student or postdoctoral researcher each year.
(c) To support New Zealand based research on HIV/AIDS and/or men who have sex with men.
(d) Student must be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme - either masters or PhD - or postdoctoral research at a University in New Zealand.
(e) Applications should be sent in writing no later than 30 April 2009 to:
Research Director
New Zealand AIDS Foundation
PO Box 6663
Wellesley St
Auckland 1141

(f) In the letter applicants should describe:
  • the nature and duration of their research project;
  • their arrangements for academic supervision or collaboration and ethical approval;
  • an estimate of the research costs that are likely to be incurred in the course of the project and
  • any other scholarships/grants or academic awards that they already hold.
http://www.nzaf.org.nz/articles.php?id=1046
Back to top

Request for Content


Please use this opportunity to share your information with others in the sector and around the Ministry of Health.
Email me on ngo@moh.govt.nz
Action – please email me any information you would like shared with others in the Ministry of Health and the NGO community.

Alcohol Advisory Council of NZ Conference 14-15 May 2009


InterContinental Hotel, Wellington.
This conference will highlight and discuss the many levels where change is happening:
  • Community Action and Programmes
  • Local Government
  • Health Sector
  • Policy and Legislation
  • Research

For more information and to register go to http://www.alac.co.nz/UpComingEvents.aspx
Back to top

Evaluation of the pilot Midwifery First Year of Practice training programme by 15 May



In February 2007 the pilot Midwifery First Year of Practice training programme commenced. The aim of the programme is to provide mentoring and education support for graduate midwives in their first year in the workplace. The programme is provided by the New Zealand College of Midwives and funded by the Clinical Training Agency (Ministry of Health).

An evaluation of the pilot programme was carried out during the pilot period and the evaluation findings were positive overall. Funding for this programme has been secured on an ongoing basis.

The Clinical Training Agency reviewed the pilot training specifications for the Midwifery First Year of Practice training programme at the end of 2008 and the pilot specifications have been superseded by one interim specification. They now invite those who have an interest in midwifery first year of practice training to provide your views on the interim specification. The development of the interim specification took into account the evaluation findings of the pilot year and the views of the midwifery Expert Advisory Group.

The Clinical Training Agency will welcome feedback on this interim specification, using the attached feedback form (link - http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/8946/$File/myyp-feedback-form.doc). Once all responses have been collated and reviewed by the Clinical Training Agency and the Expert Advisory Group, a final specification will be approved and posted on the Ministry of Health website.

Please email or post your comments to:
David Adair: david_adair@moh.govt.nz
Analyst
Clinical Training Agency
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box 3877
Christchurch

http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/8946/$File/consult-interim-myfp.pdf
Submissions close on 15 May 2009

New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres Training Conference – 18-19 May


Registrations are now open for the disability information event of the year. The NZFDIC Annual Training Conference 09 - "Movers and Shakers" - will be held in Napier on the 18th and 19th May. With a host of challenging, vibrant speakers this is not a conference for the faint-hearted! Download the Registration Brochure today and ensure your place at this exciting event.
http://www.nzfdic.org.nz/TCbrochure09.pdf

Back to top

The Māori Provider Development Scheme for 2008/09 – Applications Close 22 May



The Ministry of Health has released the Māori Provider Development Scheme for 2008/09, and is inviting funding applications from regional Māori Health and Disability providers and National Māori Organisations.

Submit one electronic copy of the application via email, and one hard copy with the necessary attachments. Application forms can be downloaded below. It is important that providers complete the form in full and attach all supporting documentation that is required (e.g. quotes) in the hard copy application.

http://www.maorihealth.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexma/maori-provider-development-scheme
For any further information please email MPDSadministrator@moh.govt.nz

Application forms:
http://www.maorihealth.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesma/434/$File/mpds-regional-applicationform-09.doc
http://www.maorihealth.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesma/434/$File/mpds-national-applicationform-09.doc

The closing date and time for submitting applications is 4.00pm, Friday 22 May 2009


Back to top

International Not-For-Profit Convention and Exhibition - 11-13 November 2009



Sunshine Coast, Australia
The 6th International Not-for-profit Convention and Exhibition (INCE) will offer days of learning for the changing times. With peer-networking, professional development and organisational capacity building opportunities in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere INCE09 represents a prime growth opportunity not to be missed. This year they return to the Sunshine Coast with the event being held at the Novotel Twin Waters Resort from 11-13 November.

Catering to all levels of not-for-profit expertise, from novice to seen-it-all, INCE has become renowned for its practical solutions-based program together with a blend of not-for-profit leaders addressing the key issues in the sector.

This year's streams focus on challenges and solutions in:
  • Communications & Web 2.0
  • Raising Revenue
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Managing People & Operations
  • Member Engagement
  • Personal Development
  • Creativity & Innovation

With the both the Australian Commonwealth and New Zealand governments being still fairly new to the arena, and the threat of recession still looming, the non-profit sector will need all the tools, tips and strategies you can access, to cope with and remain sustainable in what may be some tough times ahead.

Register Now! Super Early Bird Registration closes on May 31 so get in now to take advantage of great rates - http://ince09.eventbrite.com/
Back to top

Plunket Congratulates all new Well Child graduates!


102 new Plunket nurses, Well Child / Tamariki Ora Nurses and community health workers graduated on Friday 3 April and are heading into communities throughout New Zealand.

76 registered nurses completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Health Care Speciality Nursing (Well Child Tamariki Ora Strand). 52 of these graduates will be Plunket Nurses, the other graduates go on to work with other Well Child health providers. 26 health workers gained the National Certificate in Tamariki Ora – Well Child Services. 20 of these graduates will work at Plunket as Plunket Kaiawhina or Community Karitane.
http://www.plunket.org.nz/about-us/media-centre/media-releases/plunket-welcomes-well-child-graduates?tot=23

Healthcare Providers Share Projects


Two large healthcare providers, St John and Access Homehealth, have agreed to work closely together on a range of projects. Areas of future collaboration include training, property and resource use, relationships with the Crown, and home help and care services. St John is NZ’s largest ambulance service and a significant provider of community services. Access Homehealth is one of the country’s largest home healthcare providers, with branches nationwide. Access Homehealth is owned by Rural Women NZ, and provides home help and district nursing services across NZ. St John has been in NZ for more than 120 years, and Access Homehealth for more than 80 years.
Find out about the two organisations at
http://www.access.org.nz/
http://www.stjohn.org.nz/


'Volunteering Unleashed' the biennial New Zealand National Volunteering Conference.


28-29 October 2009 in the Wellington Town Hall.

The conference will focus on how best to develop, resource and co-ordinate education and support for volunteer managers. Other themes and subjects likely to be covered include youth and baby boomer volunteering and ensuring and enabling full diversity in those who volunteer.

The programme committee is working on a more detailed outline of the programme and plan to call for abstracts for breakout sessions soon. Further details will be announced on the VNZ website and VNZ Updates.
http://www.volunteeringnz.org.nz/news/headlines/090121b.php
Back to top

Patient Travel Allowance Increased


The mileage allowance that patients can claim under the National Travel Assistance (NTA) policy has been increased from 20 cents to 28 cents per kilometre. The NTA policy is for patients who are referred by a specialist to another specialist and the patient has to travel long distances, or travel frequently, for appointments. The maximum accommodation rate for eligible clients has also been increased to $100 per night for all of NZ. Information about who is eligible for travel assistance is available from the Ministry of Health's website: http://www.moh.govt.nz/travelassistance

Access by Māori to Healthcare…


Mauri Ora Associates has released research findings on access by Māori to healthcare in a report called “He Ritenga Whakaaro”. The research indicates that most of the 651 participants surveyed are reasonably satisfied with their health services. Barriers to accessing healthcare include organisational issues (such as lack of choice, waiting times, poor experiences), perceptions of negative provider attitudes, cultural fit (perceptions of being patronised); and cost. Survey participants were split over whether seeing a doctor was “value for money'”, and the researchers say this indicates that cost is an ongoing barrier as far as using healthcare services goes, and that it may also influence Maori participants in their attitudes towards taking medication. Younger respondents were less likely to report that their relationship with their doctor was good, respectful and enabling of rapport, and more likely to be cynical about the care provided by doctors to Maori patients. They were also more likely to say that they would be better looked after by Māori health professionals. The report is available to download at http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/he-ritenga-whakaaro-mar09

Traditional Māori Healing: Report


A recently-released 2008 report on the Ministry of Health’s website called “The Future of Rongoa Māori Wellbeing and Sustainability” describes the benefits of traditional Māori healing in terms of its contribution to Māori wellbeing and development. In the report the health benefits associated with rongoa Māori (the traditional Māori medical system) are identified. The rongoa itself comes from trees, leaves, berries, fruits, bark and moss; mirimiri (similar to massage); wai (water for healing), and surgical interventions. The report also looks at the problem of sustainability in terms of environmental wellbeing which affects the supply of rongoa, and at how the knowledge about it can be upheld, the practices validated, and the intellectual property rights associated with the traditions protected. The report was prepared for the Ministry of Health in September 2008 by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) and Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, with Nga Ringa Whakahaere o te Iwi Māori. The report is at http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/future-of-rongoa-maori-mar09

Back to top

Ministry of Health media releases


http://www.moh.govt.nz/media

University of Auckland Seminar - Evidence-Based Practices for Promoting Independence and Enjoyment Among People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities


Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 August 2009 at The University of Auckland Tamaki Campus.

The third annual seminar series on evidence-based practices to assist people with intellectual and developmental disorders will be held in August. This year’s presenters are Drs Dennis H. Reid and Carolyn W. Green. They are well-known researchers and service providers for people with intellectual disabilities based in North Carolina, USA. Their presentations will appeal to all those who care for and about people with severe intellectual disabilities (and individuals with similar levels of disability).
They have to restrict audience numbers to 100 this year, so please register early.

Seminar flyer: (PDF, 127 KB)
Registration form: (PDF, 417 KB)
Back to top


Amokura Family Violence Prevention Receive Award


The Amokura Family Violence Prevention Consortium has received international recognition by being awarded the Alumni Human Rights Prize by the Leitner Centre for International Law and Justice in New York. The consortium is made up of seven iwi authorities: Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa, Ngati Kahu, Whaingaroa, Ngapuhi, Ngati Whatua and Ngati Wai, who have made a long term commitment to violence prevention. Amokura is dedicated to the goals of promoting safety in all the homes of the North by using innovative strategies to increase community awareness, and to provide simple messages for change. The mission of the Leitner Centre is to contribute to the promotion of social justice around the world by encouraging knowledge of and respect for international law and international human rights standards in particular.

More information on the Leitner Centre is available at:
http://law.fordham.edu/leitner.htm
http://law.fordham.edu/ihtml/center3.ihtml?imac=1376&nid=1010

Human Rights Commission School Violence Report


The Human Rights Commission has also released a report on school violence that identifies significant human rights issues. The analysis was prompted by a request from the parents of students experiencing violence in their school that the Commission report on the adequacy of the law in protecting the rights of children and young people subject to violence in school. The report also focuses on how well the principles of human rights and natural justice are reflected in school policies and practices managing peer-to-peer violence in schools.

Schools require clear guidelines stating that parents should be informed if their child is bullied, abused or attacked at school. The report also said that there was little or no information or guidance from government agencies on how to deal with bullying between peers. These left schools with no clear steer about when or how to involve the Police or Child, Youth and Family.
To view “School Violence, Bullying and Abuse: A Human Rights Analysis”, go to:
http://www.hrc.co.nz/hrc_new/hrc/cms/files/documents/16-Mar-2009_09-29-58_HumanRightsSchoolViolence_final.pdf
Back to top

Charities Commission Update


The Charities Commission has received just over 28,000 applications for registration, and around 20,000 charities are now registered under the Charities Act. Charities have to be registered with the Commission to be eligible for charitable purpose tax exemptions. To be eligible for registration an organisation has to be established / maintained exclusively for charitable purposes that are beneficial to the community. Now that registration is almost completed, the Commission will be offering charities education resources and support on good governance. It will also be promoting public trust and confidence in charities and their work. The Charities Register, at www.charities.govt.nz makes information about charities available to the public.

Office of the Community and Voluntary Sector: Impact on Communities: Managing the Downturn Together Workshop


In an effort to identify what may happen in New Zealand, and what can be done to lessen any negative impacts (and maximise positive ones), Philanthropy NZ, the NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare organisations and the OCVS invited a selection of community and voluntary sector representatives, and the government agencies working with them, to attend an Impact on Communities: Managing the Downturn Together workshop in Wellington on 25 February.

Around 60 people attended the workshop, which helped to build a greater understanding around what is happening with the credit crunch and economic downturn; discussed the impacts for non-profit organisations from a social and economic perspective; and explored strategies to manage finite resources.

Leading economist, Suzanne Snively of PricewaterhouseCoopers gave an overview of economic changes as they affect the community and voluntary sector - identifying impacts and options. This was followed by a panel discussion about the recession's impacts on communities and how to manage the effects of the downturn together. The panel featured Jeff Sanders (Relationship Services), Donna Matahaere (Arai te Uru), Geraldine Clifford (Taeaomanino Trust), Jenny Gill (ASB Community Trust) Heather Newell (Foresee Communications) and Derek Gill (Future Makers).

Seven themes reverberated throughout the day:
  • the importance of doing things differently – understanding the impact of the downtown on the sector over the next decade
  • understanding the downturn’s impact on iwi/Maori organisations and how these organisations can remain true to their kaupapa
  • making use of relationships across the whole sector – to work collaboratively, to merge or share resources
  • responding to the sector’s infrastructure needs, including social capital
  • publishing more and better evidence on effectiveness
  • maximising funding opportunities and diversifying revenue streams
  • and maintaining the quality and training of the non-profit sector workforce.

A link to notes and presentations from the panelists and workshop discussions is here:

http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/work-programme/building-capacity/economic-downturn.html#25Feb2009emImpactonCommunitiesManagingtheDownturnTogetheremWellington2


Back to top
Website feedback
We welcome your feedback on this page.

Page last updated: 20 April 2009



Accessibility | Site index | Legal