Minister should talk to nurses to understand their varied roles and expertise

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Minister should talk to nurses to understand their varied roles and expertise

Barbara Docherty

Barbara Docherty

Vaccination, baby getting jab on iStock
Graduate nurses need to be trained within general practice and don’t arrive ready to provide child vaccinations and diabetes education [Image: iStock]

Barbara Docherty feels nurses haven’t been consulted about the Government’s recent primary care initiatives, and issues such as pay parity won’t go away

I can see why GPs seem to be more excited than the nurses I have spoken to about health minister Simeon Brown’s announcement of a $285 million perform