Nelson Bays Primary Health

Nelson Bays Primary Health
20 New Street, Nelson
PO Box 1776, Nelson 7040
Tel: 03 539 1170
Freephone: 0800 731 317
Fax: 03 539 4958
info@nelsonbayspho.org.nz

PH-News-Archive-07-Aug-08

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 ).

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, 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

Aim to develop recommendations for continued progress.

For more information: "Hui-HealthProm-PHO"

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 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 here: "PMHPConsult"

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"

Practice Nurse Meeting - Contraceptive 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"

Cardio Vascular Risk Assessment for Nurses

From the recent "Getting the most for your patient - CVD and Diabetes Capability Assessment" seminar held by the Heart Foundation One Heart Many Lives 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: "CVRA for Nurses in Practice.ppt" (1MB) or PDF "CVRA for Nurses in Practice.pdf"

New Book: "Rural Nursing: Aspects of Practice"

new book "Rural Nursing: Aspects of Practice" raises a number of factors for consideration for the future success of rural nursing practice.

This book will be of wide appeal, not just for clinical nurses - including rural and urban nurses who provide services to rural populations, nursing undergraduates as well as postgraduate nursing students, nurse educators and researchers - but to all rural-focused allied health-related disciplines.

Go to our website for more information: Primary Health Care Nursing News

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