The NZSSA congratulates Donna Dador, from Southern Cross hospital Christchurch who has been appointed to the role of National Sterilising services Advisor for the Southern Cross […]

Good afternoon everyone. Today I received a letter from Standards New Zealand stating that they had now withdrawn standards AS/NZS 4187 and AS/NZS 4815 from their […]

The NZSSA Executive have approved the opportunity for release of scholarships for trainees technicians to attend the NZSSA 50th Anniversary conference in Auckland. Visit the Education […]

The NZSSA has received a few emails from some Health NZ -Te Whatu Ora members who state that their hospital claims that they are not allowed […]

Kia ora, Registrations are open for the conference. The early bird pricing closes on 31 July 2024 so get planning and get your registration in early! […]

A reminder to all that the central region study day meeting for sterile technicians is being held on Saturday  the 4th of May Venue: Learning Centre […]

Today 15/4/2024 MBIE and INZ have amended the category for Sterile technicians on the immigration green list. They will now be listed separately and NOT lumped […]

Keep the date Saturday 4th May for the Wellington  Education day -Steam meeting. A god opportunity to add to your education hours for your portfolio. It […]

Kia ora, are you wanting to plan education for staff or yourself? Check out what’s new on the staff development meetings page: https://nzssa.co.nz/meetings-staff-development/ Keep checking the […]

Now is the time to put forward nominations for the NZSSA Executive. All details are available on https://nzssa.co.nz/membership/

Today I received an official Communication from the Ministry of Health clearly outlining that AS5369 has replaced AS/NZS4187 and AS/NZS4815. Please ensure that you read the […]

It has come to my attention that there are some ill-informed rumours circulating that New Zealand will not be adopting AS5369. THESE RUMOURS ARE UNTRUE. I […]