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Prospectively, people will live longer with chronic illnesses and disabilities, increasing pressure on health services. [...]promoting healthy ageing and improving access to health services for older adults will increase in importance (New Zealand Government, 2019). The Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ, 2002) requires polytechnics to provide curriculum content which addresses nursing care across the lifespan. Since polytechnics operated individual curricula when this research was conducted, there was no common understanding of how undergraduate programmes prepared students to care for older adults, apart from the confidential curriculum reviews by the Nursing Council. Procedures for data collection Shared characteristics between the Australian and New Zealand nursing education systems, such as degree programme length, comprehensive qualification and clinical practice hours, indicated the suitability of the Australian survey for the New Zealand stocktake (NCNZ, 2021; ANMAC, 2019).

Aotearoa New Zealand's population is ageing rapidly. Between 2021 and 2031, the number of people over 65 will increase by 36 per cent (Stats NZ, 2020). Increasing age is highly correlated with disease, but life expectancy has continued to increase with good health-care standards and improvements in medical technologies. Prospectively, people will live longer with chronic illnesses and disabilities, increasing pressure on health services. Consequently, promoting healthy ageing and improving access to health services for older adults will increase in importance (New Zealand Government, 2019).

Mar. 20--The Valley Police Department is requesting your assistance in locating missing juvenile, David Wesley Burroughs.

It would be interesting to know the directorships and other commercial interests of the 50 academics...

Burglary and theft of property were reported Thursday at a residence in the 2400 block of Stone Street after someone took a 24-pack of toilet paper, a 12-pack of beer and a bottle of women's fragrance between 1:30 and 4 p.m., Oct. 2. --

Reviews the primary and secondary sources of UK company information, including the best of the free Web sites and some subscription services. Describes the UK regulatory environment as background to the review, including a summary of UK company classifications; the services of Companies House; and company financial products. The Web site are arranged according to: company financial Web sites; company directory sources; and search engines. (The author may be contacted by electronic mail at [mailto:pam.foster@dial.pipex.com])

The Tyneside Economic Development Company (TEDCO) was set up to assist the start-up of small companies and the provision of assistance to established companies in the North East region of the UK. Some of the typical consultancies and projects undertaken by TEDCO are reviewed. In the financial year 2002-2003, TEDCO assisted in the creation of 71 new businesses, with almost 200 jobs created or safeguarded. (Quotes from original text)

Small companies in Greater Merseyside are benefiting from a 40% discount on internet services and support provided by Liverpool-based internet services company Connect Internet Solutions (www.connectinternetsolutions.com). The company has just been appointed as an approved supplier by the local Business Link, a service provided by Greater Merseyside Enterprise (GME). The deal is part of GME's Developing Business programme, a new project which enables small firms to access the best services at heavily subsidised rates and aid ICT growth and internet related projects. The new project will pump millions of pounds of European money into Greater Merseyside businesses. Essentially, more than L500,000 of the best independent consultancy is available to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) every week, offering organisations throughout Greater Merseyside the opportunity to take advantage of top support and advice at discounted rates.

Operating out of Stockton-on-Tees in the North East of England, Askalix (www.askalix.com) is one of the UK success stories of the dotcom era. It now offers a directory of over 22 million businesses covering 15 European countries in 15 languages, and claims to be the largest interactive online business directory available. It attracts over half a million searches per month and is accessible via more than 50 network partners including D&B, BMW, Freeserve, Barclay's Clearly Business, Business Link and 192 Directory. It also claims to be the only pan-European interactive directory available across multiple delivery platforms, including the web, WAP, SMS and iDTV. The business software company behind Askalix is MI International. The company was founded in Stockton-on-Tees in 1996 by Chris Johnson and Gary Baker. Between 1998 and 2000, it recorded spectacular turnover growth of 4,077 per cent, and, last year, won the Deloitte & Touche Technology Northern Fast 50 Award for the fastest growing technology company.