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Holding fast to collectivist values in a health emergency

Reimagining Social Work

Aotearoa New Zealand is currently grappling with an outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19. Since a recent returnee from Australia tested positive for Delta in mid-August 2021, we have been under public health emergency measures, with T?maki Makaurau, our largest city, in Level 3 and 4 lockdowns for 88 days (at 13 November). The … Continue reading Holding fast to collectivist values in a health emergency.

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BTec cull could deter working-class students from nursing, universities fear

The Guardian

Professions struggling with staff shortages may suffer if BTec funding withdrawn, say vice-chancellors The government’s planned cull of technical qualifications could prevent thousands of working-class students going to university to train to be nurses or work in health and social care, just as these professions are struggling with severe staff shortages , vice-chancellors say.

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Holding fast to collectivist values in a health emergency

Reimagining Social Work

Aotearoa New Zealand is currently grappling with an outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19. Since a recent returnee from Australia tested positive for Delta in mid-August 2021, we have been under public health emergency measures, with T?maki Makaurau, our largest city, in Level 3 and 4 lockdowns for 88 days (at 13 November). The Delta outbreak has resulted in 5371 cases so far.