Editor’s Report
Yvonne Little
Nurse Practitioner
As I’m writing this I find it hard
to believe that we are already
six months in 2018. The
shortest day has passed and
many of you will have
celebrated Matariki.
For a while there we thought
we weren’t going to get a
winter but mother nature has
certainly made herself felt
lately.
Our thoughts go out to our
members in those areas that
have been hit hardest by the
wild weather, especially with
the added burden of man-
made poor decisions in the past
which have caused more
damage to certain areas.
I hope our members are
managing to keep warm and
dry and clear of the winter ills,
especially as we are at the coal
face of dealing with the public
and their many health issues. It
is important to look after
ourselves so we can continue in
our work.
June 2018 L.O.G.I.C
Our world is constantly
changing, the new Government
has been in power for a while
now but we need to make sure
they are still hearing our words
and thoughts. With the
negotiations still going on
between DHB’s and NZNO
nurses we in the community
need to be prepared to
shoulder some extra burden
should the strikes eventuate.
The NZ College of Primary
Health Care Nurses are
currently organising a meet and
greet in Christchurch and are
looking forward to connecting
with our Southern colleagues.
Please keep an eye on our
webpage, our facebook page
and the information included in
this issue of LOGIC.
Whilst we will not have enough
numbers to hold an AGM, we
will be presenting reports to
those attending, we will also be
presenting awards – so get
busy getting those nominations
in to us (the information is
supplied in this issue).
There will be positions vacant
due to committee members
finishing up their terms and we
would love to see some new
faces at the table with us, if you
feel you would like a challenge
why not contact us.
We would really like to hear
from the regions about any
activities you have happening
or meetings you support and
how you do this, so we can
include in LOGIC and give our
other regions some idea of
what options there are to
having regional gatherings.
In this issue we have the first
report from Jill Clendon, Acting
Chief Nurse which I know you
will enjoy. We bring you articles
from a variety of sources and
hope these give you some food
for thought.
Happy reading.
Keep warm, dry and healthy
over the winter season. We
hope to hear from you are
members as this is your journal
and your input is important to
us. Yvonne
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