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Welcome to another
edition of the Nelson Bays Primary Health fortnightly
newsletter.
Nelson Bays
Primary Health News:
beWell Lifestyle
Support Services Health Directory
Printed Resource due in August
 Nelson Bays Primary Health has established
a Lifestyle Support Services database for the Nelson and Tasman
region. Originally set up to support the Vascular Risk Assessments
that all general practices are currently undertaking, we are also
hopeful that it becomes a very useful resource for finding
health-related services throughout the region.
This information is available on our website:
http://www.bewell.org.nz/supportservices.
This is being updated over the next couple of weeks so some health
areas are still missing.
We are also finalising a printed
resource taken directly from the Lifestyle Support Services
database. Some of you will remember the 2006 Nelson Bays
Health Resource Directory which proved to be very popular.
It is our intention to keep this up-to-date and available as a
printable pdf version directly from the website.
If you are already included please feel free to
check your details on the website and note any changes you would like made.
If you are not included and would like to be,
please fill in the form
provided here:
Please send all forms and changes to Tessa.Donald@nelsonpho.org.nz
We will be printing our first version of the
directory at the beginning of August, so if you wish to be included
in this edition please send your details before 31st July
2009. Any requests received after this will be included on our
website and will be available when an updated directory is produced.
Primary Health Care
News:
Breaking
News: Free Flu Vaccinations:
Press Release 9th
July.
The seasonal flu vaccine, which
was previously available free to people with underlying health
conditions, is now available free to all New Zealanders, the Health
Ministry said today. The vaccine, which does not
provide protection from swine flu, is available free from GPs until
the end of September.
The Health Ministry said making
the seasonal flu vaccine free to all is expected to ease the numbers
of people seeking treatment for seasonal ills this year as well as
reducing the numbers of hospital admissions.
Nelson Tasman Safe Communities:
Helping to make "a safe New
Zealand, becoming injury free"
 Safety and reducing injury are worldwide
issues. The World Health Organisation initiated the Safer
Communities model to help and the Safe Communities Foundation of New
Zealand (SCFNZ) is based on this, with the goal: “To work
collaboratively with communities, schools, industry and government
agencies to improve community safety through the creation of a sense
of awareness, understanding, support and leadership to implement
effective community safety programmes, to create safe environments
and to contribute to reducing the social and economic costs of
injuries in New Zealand.”
To read more about this important initiative download
their first newsletter . You might also want to check out the following
website: http://www.safecommunities.org.nz/resources/guidelines/
The Southern Regional Health
School, Nelson:
Supporting students with
high health needs.
 The Southern Regional Health School is situated in the
Rainbow Rooms at Child Development Services at Nelson Hospital. It
is a registered school based out of Christchurch with sites in
Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill, as well as Nelson.
Peter McCoy and Helen Trevena are the two Nelson based
teachers.
They
work with students with high health needs identified by a qualified
medical practitioner specialising in the patient’s condition.
Students need to have an active treatment programme for their
medical condition or be part of a health funded mental health
programme. Students generally have to be recuperating /hospitalised
for a period over 10 school days, have had 6 hospital admissions in
12 months or have repeated school absences which will exceed 40
school days in 1 year. The teachers work with secondary and primary
aged students at the hospital, at home or school. They meet with the
student, caregivers and the school to develop individual learning
plans with many students being enrolled with The Correspondence
School. They run flexible, individualised
programmes and assist with transitioning students back to their
school of
enrolment.
Contact details :
The Southern
Regional Health School, Nelson.
PH: 548 9415
Peter: 027
466 0126
Helen: 027 466 0130
website
: www.srhs.school.nz
An Endorsement from Dr Nick Baker,
Community Paediatrician.
"From
my angle it is really making sure GPs know
of the service for kids who are missing lots of school. This can
occur while waiting for a 'paeds' outpatient department or with chronic
fatigue, mental health problems or school phobia with psychosomatic
symptoms. The school service is great and a valuable tool
to gets kids reintegrated back into the school system and not fall
behind during
illness".
Professional
Development:
SI Cancer Nurse Network Session
Five:
Long Term
Consequences of Cancer Treatment in Adults. Thursday 16 July 5.30 (sharp) – 7pm. This will be
held via Teleconference at 20 New
Street.
 Education and networking sessions by videoconference
across the South Island.
Presenter: Dr Shaun Costello, Radiation
Oncologist,
Dunedin.
Dr Costello is the Clinical Director of
Medicine and Emergency Service at Dunedin Hospital and is Clinical
Director of the Southern Cancer
Network.
He has been practicing Radiation Oncology for
fifteen years and his interests include lung, prostate and bowel
cancer. He has a special interest in high precision radiation
therapy.
Please register your attendance by email with
pauline.boereboom@sissal.govt.nz
Include your name, phone no, email and site that you will linking
from.
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Symposium:
Monday 27th July at
Richmond
For early childhood
educators, agencies, organisations, caregivers and parents who work
with under 5’s. For more information download
an information sheet.
Be Well Website
Links:
The Be Well website
continues to be updated. Some recent additions include:
Other
Notices and Links:
The following information may be of interest to all Primary Health Care providers, community based groups and those interested in wellness throughout the region.
Wheels
- Whakatu Hearing and Early Education and Literacy Service
is offering a free drop in service running from 17th August until
21st September 2009 from 11am until 12.30 at Stoke School Hall, 301
Main Road Stoke. For more information about the service download
an information sheet.
 The Be Well Community
Nurse, Penny Molnar, is available to assist GPs and
Practice Nurses with accessing services and resources that fall
outside their areas of work. Contact Penny ~
Monday to Thursdays on 546 8385 or 021
349819
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