Bewell Newsletter
 

Nelson Bays Primary Health (PHO) News - June 11th 2008

Welcome to another edition of the Nelson Bays Primary Health fortnightly newsletter.

PHO News:

  • Read the CEO Report for May

You can go download Andrew's May report here: CEOReportMay08.pdf for the previous month. Some of the highlights for the previous month in Andrew's report include:

  • Our  involvement with the Golden Bay Integrated Health Services Project
  • The rollout of the Primary Mental Health Initiative
  • The ongoing development and consolidation of key roles including; Maori Health Coordinator, Clinical Nurse Manager, General Practice Programme Coordinator and the Bewell Nutrition Service.

If you want any further information about any of these and other projects, initiatives and roles with Nelson Bays Primary Health please don't hesitate to make contact with us or your can check the website for the most up-to-date information.

www.bewell.org.nz

Nelson Bays Primary Health
Level 1, 295 Trafalgar St
PO Box 1776, Nelson 7040
Tel: 03 539 1170
Freephone: 0800 731 317
Fax: 03 539 4958
nelson@bewell.org.nz

Primary Health News:

The following information is of particular relevance to GPs, Primary Health Care Nurses and other health care providers throughout the region.

You can go directly to the website : www.bewell.org.nz/noticeboard/healthcarenews

  • Mental Health Action Plan

A report commissioned by Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB), "The Mental Health Populations of Need Report" , identifies that just under an estimated 27,000 people in Nelson Marlborough will experience some form of mild to severe mental illness over a twelve month period.

Over the next six weeks NMDHB is seeking your views and opinions through written submissions, or attendance at a number of key stakeholder and public forums. NMDHB has developed ‘draft’ documents to assist people to gain a better understanding of mental health services within Nelson and Marlborough, and will also inform the development of the Mental Health Action Plan.

Submissions close on the 8th July 2008.

Nelson Bays Primary Health contributed significantly to this report with the completion of the Primary Care Mental Health Plan.

Please go to http://www.nmdhb.govt.nz/whatwedo/MentalHealthConsultation.shtml  for more information about the consultation process or download a brief about the consultation process here: PMHPConsultation.pdf 

  • Hui – Health Promotion in PHOs.

The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce a two-day hui for all those who are involved with or interested in health promotion in Primary Health Organisations (PHOs ). NBPH staff look forward to attending and contributing to this hui and reporting back.

The hui has an exciting programme and promises to:

  • Provide an outline on relevant workforce development issues and progress since the Health Promotion in PHOs Hui held in 2006; 
  • Discuss what is a “health promoting approach”; what is working (success stories, strengths and possibilities), what can be shared; and, what’s happening with smaller, Maori and rural PHOs;
  • Provide an update on relevant national projects;
  • Discuss workforce development issues relating to health promotion in PHOs (eg, national co-ordination, leadership and networking, national issues around competencies and training); and
  • Aim to develop recommendations for continued progress.

For more information: HuiHealthPromPHO.pdf

  • Cardio Vascular Risk Assessment for Nurses

Below are links to a presentation from the recent  “Getting the most for your patient – CVD and Diabetes Capability Assessment”  seminar held by the Heart Foundation in March this year.
This is the presentation from Gabrielle Gallagher, Cardiovascular Risk Training Coordinator, National Heart Foundation – which might be useful as a foundation in the planning of any training for nurses.

You can download the presentation here: Powerpoint Presentation: CVRAforNursesinPractice.ppt (Note 1.3 MB File) or PDF: CVRAforNursesinPractice.pdf 

 

  • NCSP Nurse Smear Takers Development Day

A smear takers development day is to be held on Wednesday 9th July at Nelson Hospital.

For more information download: NCSPDay.pdf

  • Practice Nurse Meeting – Contraception Update 25th June

Increase your knowledge of all the forms of contraceptives, legal considerations, privacy and a demonstration of a new CD-ROM resource for people with disabilities.

For  more information about this download:  ContraceptionUpdate.pdf

Community Notices:

 

 

 

 

The following information may be of interest to all Primary Health Care providers, community based groups and those interested in wellness throughout the region.

You can go directly to the website: www.bewell.org.nz/noticeboard/communitynotices or click on any of the links for information:

Cancer Network News:

Other Things Going On:

 

  
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