LOGIC March 2019 Vol 18 No 1 | Page 9

platform to share experiences and learn from each other. Together we have full understanding of what the role means and the challenges we face that are different to our medical and nursing colleagues. We don’t pretend to be doctors, or to know or do things outside our scopes but we certainly share aspects of both nursing and medicine roles. Working alongside medical officers who are supportive of the role, lends itself to increased teaching opportunities and a chance to build on our skills and knowledge. At Gore, we work under a management that is forward thinking, innovative and exciting. As NPs we are well supported by all staff and the collaborative collegial model is alive and well. We attend regular peer review and journal club with the GPs and hospital doctors and are fully supported to attend conferences, clinical and professional supervision. At the end of the day, however please remember that as NPs, we are still nurses and will always pride ourselves on coming from a nursing model with an extensive understanding of the bigger picture and how that impacts on health outcomes. March 2019 L.O.G.I.C National PRIME (NPC) update. Committee In Auckland in December 2018, the NPC met face to face at the national St John Ambulance Headquarters with some members joining by videoconference. These meetings to date have been very constructive and provide an excellent opportunity to meet as a group with key stakeholders involved in implementing the findings of the National PRIME Review. Those who attended included representatives of The Rural General Practice Network (RGPN) St John Ambulance, The Ministry of Health (MOH), The National Ambulance Sector Organisation (NASO), Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) Rural Service Alliance Team (SLAT), Emergency Care Coordination Team (ECCT), PRIME Providers, PRIME GPs and PRIME nurses. These meetings are always fraught with passion and it’s encouraging to see the commitment present in the room to improving things for the PRIME service across New Zealand. Key discussions at these meetings in general are centred around addressing key themes arising from the National PRIME Service Review completed at the end of 2017. At the December meeting there was robust discussion around alternative models for the provision of the PRIME service, acknowledging that one size does not fit all. PRIME sites differ in their unique challenges, needs, available resources and geographical location. With key goals of ensuring PRIME sustainability as a service, there was also much discussion around PRIME Practitioners and how the current function of PRIME affects the personal and professional wellbeing of those at the coal face while working in isolation. The NPC is striving over time to improve the mentorship and peer support received by PRIME practitioners, improving critical incident support including debrief, improvement in the process of clinical audit to ensure this is a safe, fair and non-threatening process. This includes the process of improving communication around complaints and clinical issues to ensure these are managed in a constructive and supportive manner. Access to electronic report forms (ePRF) is high on the agenda with St John member numbers to be issued in the near future. This will enable PRIME practitioners to access ePRF forms to enter your 7