@Te Pou
@Te Pou is a blog with news and opinion pieces from Te Pou staff. You can click on an author's name in the right hand column to read all posts by that person, or use the archive and tags to find news by date or topic. Why not join the conversation and let us know what you think? Your comments are welcome on all @Te Pou posts.
Outcome dialogues
Published: 17 January 2012 by Mark Smith
Imagine an advocate for outcome measurement (known as OM), an outcome measurement sceptic (Thomas - as in doubting) and an outcome measurement rejecter (Humbug) having a series of earnest dialogues about outcome measurement in mental health: how might their dialogues go?
Supporting innovative practices
Published: 19 January 2012 by Robyn Shearer
This year is set to bring more challenges within a tighter financial environment and high expectations to deliver even better services. This environment provides the opportunity to support innovative practice and strong partnerships.
Growing Pacific Solutions
Published: 19 January 2012 by Monique Faleafa
Over the last four years Le Va’s portfolio has expanded to include Pacific workforce development initiatives and national coordination services in Pacific mental health, disability support, general health and addictions.
How to make information more alive for nurses working in mental health
Published: 26 January 2012 by Mark Smith
In this column I want to return to a theme I have touched on before. Namely, how to make information more alive for nurses.
Service user perspective - A sensory world
Published: 26 January 2012 by Carolyn Swanson
When you first look at sensory modulation approaches, you see a pile of tools usually in attractive spaces and it looks like a ‘nice to have’ sort of thing. Don’t be fooled, it can be so much more than that.
2011 Skills Matter student survey
Skills Matter, on behalf of the Ministry of Health, funds about 260 full-time-equivalent nurses to undertake postgraduate mental health and addiction training each year. Read about the results of the 2011 student survey.
