Chair’s Report
Celeste Gillmer
Chairperson
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The executive committee,
professional
practice
committee (PPC) and LOGIC
committee met in Nelson on 29
August 2019. We had a very
productive day working our way
through a multitude of agenda
items! Anne-Maree Harris from
St Johns gave a presentation on
their workforce review and we
were amazed at the huge
amount of work St Johns do
(other than their ambulance
service).
The committees
decided to provide feedback on
the St Johns workforce review
to support the amazing work
they do.
The committees
decided to send a letter out to
all our members to compile
feedback for the special general
meeting matters.
The PPC and LOGIC committees
had their separate meetings as
well and finalised their planning
for the last quarter of this year,
with the PPC signing off the final
version of the PHC Nursing
Standards of Practice. These
standards will be available in the
Spring 2019
L.O.G.I.C
next couple of months, please
keep your eye on our website.
We will notify all members and
stakeholders as soon as the
document is available for
download.
The NZCPHCN had a very
successful
AGM
and
professional
development
session that evening.
We
received 5 nominations from
the floor for our different
committees – keep an eye on
our website and the next LOGIC
edition for more information of
these
new
committee
members! The presenters that
evening were amazing, giving
everyone an understanding of
the refugee sector in the
Nelson-Marlborough sector and
across New Zealand. Our 2
awards were all presented, with
Melanie Terry receiving the Tall
Poppy award and Donna Auld
the New to Primary Health Care
award. Congratulations to both
these amazing nurses and thank
you for your work that you do
for our communities. There will
be articles on both these nurses
and their stories in future LOGIC
editions.
On 30 August the committees
reconvened to finish of all the
other business on our agendas,
with the main part of the
meeting spend on collating
feedback on the NZNO strategy.
The feedback will be submitted
directly to NZNO before 30
September 2019.
I would like to thank all the
fantastic work our committee
members do on a daily basis to
provide professional support to
all our members, including our
LOGIC journal and the new PHC
Nursing Standards of Practice.
These face-to-face meetings
are very long days with a lot of
work that needs to be signed
off, but everyone around the
table provide input and
feedback and we still manage
to have a good laugh and
appreciate each other company
– thank you ladies, you are
amazing!
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