In March 2021, 1,900 Auckland practising physiotherapists were invited by the Board to be part of a survey on the impact on Level 3 COVID‐19 restrictions on patients.
Due to the success of the programme to date, Ngā Manukura o Āpōpō Clinical Leadership Programme is providing training for an additional cohort of students this year. The Board is offering two scholarship positions for this cohort and applications are now open.
COVID‐19 has struck many nations deeply and we know that the increasing crisis in India and elsewhere is echoing through our communities and our profession. On behalf of the Board and the staff we offer our aroha and thoughts to all of the members of the Physiotherapy community in Aotearoa
Our April newsletter has been emailed to all registered physiotherapists. You can access it online by clicking here.
We are confident that the whole of the country knows the latest update that: Auckland has moved to COVID‐19 alert level 3, and the rest of NZ to level 2, for seven days from 6am on Sunday 28 February. The guidance for Level 3 is here The guidance for Level 2 is
Today our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced that the Auckland region will join the rest of New Zealand at Alert Level 1 from 11.59pm Monday 22 February. This is fantastic news and our sincere thanks to all the Auckland physiotherapists.
The Physiotherapy Board has reappointed Janice Mueller as Board Chairperson and David Baxter as Board Deputy Chairperson.
The Ministry of Health has issued an update on the vaccine programme. You can read it here.
On 17 February 2021, Jacinda Ardern, our Prime Minister announced that from 11.59pm Wednesday 17 February: Auckland will move to COVID‐19 alert level 2 (with the exception of students and school community of Papatoetoe High School who are required to remain in self‐isolation until a negative COVID‐19 test result) COVID‐19 Alert
Our February newsletter has been emailed to all registered physiotherapists. You can access it online by clicking here.
Over the course of 2021 we’ll be marking the centenary of physiotherapy being recognised in law. We spoke with Professor Dave Nicholls about why this moment was important and what it has meant for the profession. You can also download an mp3 podcast version of the interview here.
