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January Newsletter 2025

Staff Updates

Nurse Practitioner

I am very pleased to confirm that we have another new Nurse Practitioner who has joined our team of clinicians, Jayme Kitiona. Jayme’s usual days in the practice will be Tuesday, Thursday and Friday’s,

Both of our Nurse Practitioners (Jayme and Cyndi) work collaboratively with our doctors in the ongoing treatment and management of care of our patients and their whanau within the context of general practice.

Patients are able to consult the same with both Jayme and Cyndi as they would do with any of the doctors we have here in the practice.

Practice Nurse

We are also very pleased to welcome Nikki Fouche, who joined our nursing team on 20 January. Nikki will usually work in the practice Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays.

Congratulations to our Practice Nurse, Sarah Watts. Sarah is now a designated Registered Nurse Prescriber in Community Health. In a generally well population, Sarah is able to assess, treat and prescribe some medicines to those who have minor health concerns, this will increase access to care for a number of our patients and their whanau and increase availability of our services across the clinical team.

Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP)

Liane Davison has changed the day she is usually available in our practice from a Tuesday to a Wednesday from 8 January 2025.

The Health Improvement Practitioner is available for free half hour same day or booked appointments. All ages and all conditions.
Any issue impacting on your wellbeing.

Ask reception to book you in for a Health Improvement Practitioner appointment (or one of the clinical team).

Sleep, Nutrition, Weight, Exercise, Relaxation, improving connections, developing helpful Habits, coping with stress, Dealing with difficult feelings – anxiety, anger, depression, grief. Self-care strategies. Strategies to manage pain, diabetes, medications. Carer stress, Relationship issues. Long term health conditions. Menopause.

Health and Wellbeing

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Flu Season 2025

We are anticipating the start of this years Flu season vaccines to be available from 1 April. Keep this date handy and further information will be coming out as soon as it is available.