LOGIC June 2018 Vol 17 Vol 2 | Page 7

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 6