Its been years since of added to this blog… thought I would start up again and share some new insights After 10 years at Pleasant Point Health Centre – we didn’t recognise we were ready for a change… but change arrived in the form of an invite to take on…
It’s an unusual feeling when you have time off to do whatever you want and it isn’t or doesn’t have to be work related! I recently found myself in this rather enlightening but strange situation over a few weeks where Easter and Anzac public holidays meant we had two long…
As a General Practice (GP) we see many people with varying degrees of mental health concerns. These range from mild to severe. There is a clear pathway for those with moderate to severe mental health concerns via referral through to the District Health Board (DHB) funded services. For those with…
We have had the pleasure recently of having two NP interns (NPi) at the practice in their final year(s) of study. The theory is that the best way to learn is to teach, I find the best way to learn is from those who are in training. Both nurses come…
Death is such an important time in life’s journey and is shared by so many. Yet the funding to support this often difficult time is abysmal! Just as a comparison: There is funding available before we even enter this world with free maternity care for mums, free post natal care,…
It’s not easy to stand up in front of your peers and share with them something that you are doing and maybe even doing well. The reason that it is not easy is that you risk the chance of being challenged or worse being told you are trying to be…
Student Nurses This year we have had the pleasure of supporting students in choosing nursing as a career, or nurses furthering their careers. In the first semester we had a registered nurse at the practice doing a Advanced Health Assessment paper through the Christchurch Post graduate…
The building of the new consult room is completed and is very nice to work out of! The waiting room is now sporting new seating with wipe down cushions. Easier to keep clean and certainly more hygienic. The fresh paint and modern colours have made a vast improvement to a…
10-12 hour days, five days a week and a few hours on a weekend were not part of this plan… It was going to remain a balance between practice time and my time… But admittedly it’s got away on me this year! Some would say but practice time IS “my”…
This is how it goes….. Home visit to a rest home resident on the way to work. Saw the patient and then spoke to the RN and charted some medication, back to the resident to inform her of what I have changed. Discussed next follow up. Off to work. The…