Our nurses have a pivotal role providing outstanding support and healthcare.  We employ the best nurses with extensive experience, qualifications and clinical skills who ensure their scope remains current.

Practice Nurses
Our practice nurses are integral members of each GP suite.  They assess and plan care to ensure all patients have appropriate support and follow-up. 

Getting to know you
Your experienced practice nurse is the healthcare professional you will have the most contact with.  Your nurse will be interested in all aspects of your life, not just your health.

Our nurses are very experienced in managing chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart complaints.  They spend considerable time engaging in ongoing professional development including formal study, evening sessions of learning and peer review to keep their skills updated.

Key services your nurse will provide:

• childhood, adult and travel vaccinations
• cervical smears
• contraception and sexual health advice
• asthma and diabetes advice and assessments
• wound care
• ECG recording
• ear syringing
• cardiovascular risk assessments including blood pressure and cholesterol checks
• general lifestyle advice – smoking cessation, diet etc

Accident & Medical Nurses
These nurses are experts in acute care, with backgrounds in emergency department and intensive care nursing.  They skilfully triage patients on arrival to ensure prompt service.  No day is the same for these nurses. They manage fractures, plastering, splinting, and wound management. Their attention to detail and soothing demeanour put patients at ease, particularly acutely unwell children. 

Nurse led Clinics
This new initiative provides free consultations to patients with high needs.  Patients can identify their most pressing health issue then receive advice and support to manage it.

If you have been formally identified as having high health needs, you can make an appointment for a clinic via your GP suite receptionist.  If you would like more information about high need eligibility, please contact your practice nurse.

Nurses in Specialised Roles
These nurses providing specific services to target groups of our patient population:

Potace Bennett - Maori & Pacific Health Service

Terrie Spedding - Diabetes consultancy service