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Nelson
Bays Primary Health (PHO)
News - May 14th 2008
Welcome to another
edition of the Nelson Bays Primary Health
fortnightly newsletter.
PHO
News:
- International Nurses Day 2008
Delivering quality, serving
communities: Nurses leading primary
healthcare
 Nursing Practice
is the very essence of primary health care – nursing
education, experience and the settings where nurses work
equips us like no other. Nurses can deliver care
wherever people are found; homes, schools, workplaces,
general practices, wellness clinics and beyond.
Nurses are also critical to the training and supervision
of other personnel and to the planning, organization,
monitoring and evaluation of primary health care
services.
On International Nurses Day
2008 – we celebrate the skill, commitment, innovation
and dedication of all nurses, with particular focus this
year on Nurses in Primary Health Care. On the
ground, every day – Nelson Bays Primary Health
recognises the efforts and celebrates the collective
achievements nurses have made. We applaud how they
strive with our community to continually focus on
achieving the core principles of primary health care –
universal accessibility, community participation,
intersectoral collaboration and appropriate use of
technology.
Read more about
the essential role of Primary Health Care Nurses at http://www.bewell.org.nz/ind08
Primary Health
News:
The
following information is of particular relevance to GPs,
Primary Health Nurses and other health care providers
throughout the region.
You can go directly to the website :
www.bewell.org.nz/noticeboard/healthcarenews
Angela Taylor has been appointed by
Nelson Marlborough DHB as Nurse Educator for Primary
Health. She has taken over from Sharon Sandilands
and will be based predominantly at the PHO offices with
one day a week at the DHB office. This is a part-time
role (0.5
FTE).
More from Angela at: http://www.bewell.org.nz/nurses
Did you know that children
and adolescents up to 18 years of age are entitled to
free dental care? And that Work and Income clients can
get a grant up to $300 per year for emergency dental
care?
For more information check
out: http://www.bewell.org.nz/noticeboard/healthcarenews
The SCN was established
in August 2007 and is one of four regional cancer
networks that have been set up in New Zealand (Northern,
Central, Midland and Southern) to work with cancer
continuum of care stakeholders to facilitate a number of
initiatives in the Cancer Control Strategy and Action
Plan 2005-2010.
Download their latest newsletter and fact
sheet:
SCNNewsletter:
SCNNewsletterMay20084pg.pdf
Fact Sheet: SCNFactSheet.pdf
The Substances and Choices Scale
(SACS) is a new youth alcohol and other drug
screening and outcome measurement
instrument. Learn how to use it to enhance the
assessment and management of alcohol and other drug
(AOD) issues in your clients.
There are a series of 5 seminars
around the country from 26th June to
8th
August.
For more information and
registration details:
ChildandYouthSACBIFlyer.pdf
ChildandYouthSACBIReg.pdf
Community
Notices: |
