DANA Constitution 2019
Download a copy of the DANA Constitution 2019 .
Documentation for the DANA Special General Meeting 2019
Explanation of proposed changes to DANA Constitution
Governance
- Constitution
- DANA Strategic Plan
Sent to new member at the time of joining and available to DANA Members by email dana.mail2access@gmail.com
- The Code of Conduct and requirements for Ethical Conduct are supported by DANA and required of all DANA members and Volunteers. These are fully outlined through the following links documents:
New Zealand Nurses Code of Conduct
Policies
Available to DANA Members by email dana.mail2access@gmail.com
Position Statements
DANA members are invited to comment on two draft position statements below. If you wish to comment please use ‘track changes’ and return the documents to dana.mail2access@gmail.com no later than September 5th 2091.
The draft statements are available for download below.
- DRAFT Position Statement E-Cigarette 2019
- DRAFT DANA Pill testing position statement 2019
- Problematic Substance Use by Nurses and Midwives Revised 2017
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Revised 2017
- DANA Position Statement on E-Cigarettes 2017
DANA Response to Discussion Papers
- DANA response: Consultation Draft National Alcohol Strategy 2018-2026
- DANA Response: Victorian Real Time Prescription Monitoring 2018
- DANA Response: Prescription strong (Schedule 8) opioid use and misuse in Australia – options for a regulatory response 2018
- DANA Response: Review of Registered Nurse Accreditation Standards July 2018
Available to DANA Members by email dana.mail2access@gmail.com
Media Releases
Nurses warn of the detrimental decision to cease funding of the ADCA
Newsletters
DANA newsletters have been used as the principal means of communication with DANA members since the early days of DANA. Electronic communication has taken over from traditional postal services and consequently has made an enormous difference to the way and frequency that DANA communicates; from occasional letters to a monthly e-blast, exclusively for members.
DANA members who are interested in the history of DANA may access archived newsletters from 2004 to the present day by sending an email dana.mail2access@gmail.com
Clinical Guidelines
- Guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings (2nd edition)
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Clinical Guidelines for Nurses and Midwives. Version 3. 2012
- Australian National Guidelines for Medication – Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence 2014
- New Zealand Practice Guidelines for Opioid Substitution Treatment 2014