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
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