Te Puawai
Foreword
It is my pleasure to present this report to the 21st
annual general meeting of the College.
As always this report notes the outcomes of
considerable work and dedication to the College’s
vision; that in health there will be one hundred
percent access to services and zero disparities in
health status. We recognise the contribution of those
who extend their practice or organisational
contribution to also working for the discipline of
nursing, for health service quality and for the
consumers of our services. It is a considerable
demand to provide both positional leadership and
discipline based leadership and those who do make
an enormous contribution.
Nursing continues to make extensive and highly collaborative efforts towards “working differently”
but cannot do it alone. As noted last year workforce reform needs a whole of sector approach and
political and policy leadership that supports and fosters the nursing endeavour rather than ignoring
or obstructing such projects. I continue to anticipate the day when health sector leadership and
nursing leadership are working in a genuine partnership that places patient and community need
ahead of professional power and traditional patterns of privilege.
Acknowledgements
As always my thanks are extended to the Board who make sacrifices in their personal lives to
contribute to the College. In particular I want to acknowledge the dedication of our co-chairs Taima
Campbell and Judy Yarwood. Both have now served a long term of office providing vital continuity
and expert advice and guidance to the Board and to the Executive Director.
In addition I acknowledge the work of the College Censors and thank them for their continuing
attention to college appl