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Nelson
Bays Primary Health (PHO)
News - 15th October 2008
Welcome to another
edition of the Nelson Bays Primary Health
fortnightly newsletter.
PHO
News:
Introducing Caroline Allen -
Pharmacy Facilitator
Caroline was recently
appointed as a Pharmacy Facilitator for Nelson Bays
Primary Health as well as the Marlborough area.
In her own
words:
I moved from the UK to
Nelson in September this year, with my husband and
daughter. My
career background is 11 years as a Community Pharmacy
Manager for Alliance Unichem, before moving to the NHS
to work as a Locality Support Pharmacist for the East
Riding of Yorkshire Primary Care Trust for the last 4
years.
This new Pharmacy
Facilitator role is defined as an interface, between the
PHO, the Clinical Governance Group and the Clinicians
(which includes the whole multi disciplinary health care
team such as GPs, Nurses and Pharmacists).
The main purpose of the
Pharmacy Facilitator is to assist Nelson Bays Primary
Health and Kimi Wairau Practices with improving the
quality and cost-effectiveness of prescribing. Another
part of the Pharmacy Facilitator role is to assist
Nelson Marlborough District Health Board with the
implementation of the New Zealand National Pharmacist
Services Framework, which is summarized as five new
services under the two main themes of Information
Services and Medicine Review Services.
To enable these new
Pharmacy services to be viable, it is important that
they are developed so that they provide a service that
supports and integrates with GP work, and it is
important that we reflect the needs and beliefs of the
populations that we look after.
I have already been
involved with discussions about the Pharmacy
Interventions charges, and Margaret Gibbs, the Nelson
Bays Primary Health General Practice
Coordinator, and myself have worked with
MedTECH to develop an SQL query for practices to use to
delete the GP’s Preferred Medicines Lists. I have
also made a suggested formulary to use to start
rebuilding the Preferred Medicines List
generically.
I am keen to hear your
ideas and experiences and I look forward to meeting and
working with you in the future.
You can contact
Caroline on 549 1651 or email Caroline.Allen@nelsonpho.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.
Footcare Clinic -
Tuesday 21st
October
Tena Koutou Katoa 
Te Kahui Hauora O Ngati Koata is
holding a footcare clinic next week. This clinic is
for Maori - all ages, sizes and dispositions!
The last clinic time was quite rushed
towards noon, so the earlier you arrive, the quicker you
have your appointment.
The clinic is being held at Te Kahui
Hauora O Ngati Koata
30 Vanguard Street
9am til
1pm
For more information please email
Sapphire Kaahu disability@koata.iwi.nz or
Lisa Lawrence promoter@koata.iwi.nz
or Phone 027 663 1743
Way2Go Community Programme
Way2Go & The Tahunanui Community Centre
invite
you
to attend the opening of The Tahuna Healthier Lifestyles
Programme.
Venue: Tahunanui Community Centre,
61 Muritai St,Tahunanui
Date: Wednesday 5th
November
Time: 9.30am
The opening will consist of
f
ree health checks & information, guidance on how
to use a pedometer and how to sign up for the
programme.
For more information download the information
sheet
Southern Cancer Network
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