Editor’s Message

June 2023

Hello, and welcome to the June Edition of Supplyline. In this edition we continue with the regular updates relating to Industry Standards, Sterilising Technology Course Sponsorships and this year’s NZSSA Annual Conference. Registration to the NZSSA Conference is now open, check the flyer in this edition for further information or on the NZSSA website.

So far this year our involvement with Manatū Hauora / Ministry of Health has been a very busy one. I’ve had the pleasure of attending a meeting on behalf of the NZSSA relating to self-regulation and a workshop on Career Frameworks for Allied Health, Scientific and Technical staff. Both were informative and it will be interesting to work through the process to achieve both.

In this edition of Supplyline, there is an article from Pharmac outlining their role in managing reusable medical devices here in NZ. The NZSSA Executive Body has met with Pharmac this year to begin the conversation around what part the NZSSA can play in the introduction of new RMDs into the NZ market.

Thank you to Whiteleys for providing an article on Cathy Rackley who retires after 47 years working in the Sterilising Unit at Dunedin Hospital. I have known Cathy for many of those years and I wish her all the best for her retirement. I thank Cathy for all her efforts and hardwork as an executive member of the NZSSA. Cathy, you will be missed.

Take care everyone and stay safe,

Ngā mihi

Aileen Derby Editor NZSSA Supplyline