LOGIC No 1: March 2017 | Page 7

Co-Editor ’ s Report
Co-Editor Kate Stark , Nurse Practitioner , PRIME
Welcome to the first issue of LOGIC for 2017 . We welcome a new year and hope that you continue to enjoy what LOGIC has to offer primary health care ( PHC ) nurses .
NEWS
We would like to congratulate editorial committee member Donna Mason who recently registered as a PHC Nurse Practitioner . Congratulations Donna on a great achievement and we wish you well in your new role .
We also welcome to our LOGIC Editorial Committee , Emma Hickson . Emma is the Director of Nursing for PHC and integrated care for Capital and Coast DHB , based in Wellington . She is no stranger to The College , previously holding roles on the Executive and the Professional Practise committee . It ’ s great to have such a wealth of knowledge on our Editorial Committee . Welcome back Emma !
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
PHC is very fluid with all disciplines aiming to work in line with community need . Our focus going forward needs to be on keeping people well while preventing illness and hospital admissions , however would be naive to think that this is always straight forward . The NZ Health Strategy ( 2016 ) has clearly acknowledged those challenges faced by setting goals in order to achieve the future we want for our communities . This includes recognising the culture and values required to achieve this . It is my belief that nurses in PHC are perfectly positioned to lead this crusade but simultaneously in order to achieve this it will require a change in the models of care we use ie : how and where we deliver the care in a timely fashion .
Let us remind ourselves of the five strategic themes promoted by The Strategy ( 2016 ), which provide a ‘ road map ’ for the future . These themes involve the delivery of care that is that is :
• people powered
• closer to home
• of value
and
high
performance
• involves one team
• works in
a
smart
system
WORKING TOGETHER
As a College , we recognise that PHC nurses exist in varying roles including but not limited to Prison nurses , District nurses , Public health nurses , School nurses , Occupational health nurses , Nurses in the NGO sector , Practice nurses and Plunket nurses . PHC in all disciplines do this very well and strengthen everything that is PHC , regardless of discipline .
As we strive to carry out our roles as individuals , I urge you all to think more widely , to include many genres of PHC nurses when caring for your patients while working as a team . The interdisciplinary approach enhances patient
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