RE: Re: Presentation by Officer of the New Zealand Plunket Society

[Guest guest]

A cousin of mine, who qualified in nursing in England, is a Plunket nurse in

New Zealand. I understand that it started out as voluntary work and may

still be organised on thse lines. With regret I am not able to join the

meeting. I look forward to hearing people's views.

kind regards

Marjorie

Re: Presentation by Officer of the New Zealand

Plunket Society

> I attach details of a lunch-time meeting being hosted by the CPHVA when

> Belinda Macfie, Clinical Advisor for the Plunket Society of New Zealand

will

> be introducing those attending to the work of the Plunket nurse.

>

> Plunket nursing is the New Zealand equivalent of UK health visiting

> encorporating individual and community based interventions to maintain

and

> improve health. Apparently Sir Fredrick Truby King .....'engaged

> influential and wealthy women to form a society to forward his visions on

> healthy children' this led to the foundation of the Plunket Society in

> 1907, Lady Plunket being the first patron.

>

> Places are limited but some London based Senate members may like to attend

> what should prove to be a very interesting meeting. There will be plenty

of

> time for questions and discussion for those able to stay.

>

> Cheryll

> Professional Officer, CPHVA

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Difficult for us far away folks to get to London, so please share info after

the event!

June

Re: Presentation by Officer of the New Zealand

Plunket Society

I attach details of a lunch-time meeting being hosted by the CPHVA when

Belinda Macfie, Clinical Advisor for the Plunket Society of New Zealand will

be introducing those attending to the work of the Plunket nurse.

Plunket nursing is the New Zealand equivalent of UK health visiting

encorporating individual and community based interventions to maintain and

improve health. Apparently Sir Fredrick Truby King .....'engaged

influential and wealthy women to form a society to forward his visions on

healthy children' this led to the foundation of the Plunket Society in

1907, Lady Plunket being the first patron.

Places are limited but some London based Senate members may like to attend

what should prove to be a very interesting meeting. There will be plenty of

time for questions and discussion for those able to stay.

Cheryll

Professional Officer, CPHVA

[Guest guest]

Sorry I can't make it either, but I look forward to hearing about it. I met

some Plunket nurses at a conference in NZ last year - interesting. Of course

British health visiting and district nursing also started out as voluntary

work - a common characteristic of many British health and welfare services

(cf also hospice work) is that they start as a voluntary initiative by a few

enthusiasts locally, then word spreads, need is recognised, then supported

by grants from health and/or local authority, eventually taken over and

directly provided.

June

Re: Re: Presentation by Officer of the New

Zealand Plunket Society

A cousin of mine, who qualified in nursing in England, is a Plunket nurse in

New Zealand. I understand that it started out as voluntary work and may

still be organised on thse lines. With regret I am not able to join the

meeting. I look forward to hearing people's views.

kind regards

Marjorie

Re: Presentation by Officer of the New Zealand

Plunket Society

> I attach details of a lunch-time meeting being hosted by the CPHVA when

> Belinda Macfie, Clinical Advisor for the Plunket Society of New Zealand

will

> be introducing those attending to the work of the Plunket nurse.

>

> Plunket nursing is the New Zealand equivalent of UK health visiting

> encorporating individual and community based interventions to maintain

and

> improve health. Apparently Sir Fredrick Truby King .....'engaged

> influential and wealthy women to form a society to forward his visions on

> healthy children' this led to the foundation of the Plunket Society in

> 1907, Lady Plunket being the first patron.

>

> Places are limited but some London based Senate members may like to attend

> what should prove to be a very interesting meeting. There will be plenty

of

> time for questions and discussion for those able to stay.

>

> Cheryll

> Professional Officer, CPHVA

>

>

>