Vivienne is a writer, former journalist and consultant in strategic communications. She has recently written 'The Revised History of Nurse Maude: Leading Community Nursing and Homecare in Aotearoa New Zealand from 1896 to 2024'. Vivienne will talk about Sibylla Maude and the extraordinary contribution she made to district nursing in Canterbury. She will also cover the heroic work the Nurse Maude organisation achieved during the Canterbury earthquakes and during Covid and the impact successive governments have had on nursing and public health in general.


  • Date:08.07.2025 10:00 AM
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