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1 December 2017
Laura Smith, mental health nurse
Laura Smith is a young mental health nurse working in an NGO who says her skills, knowledge and ability to empathise have been greatly enhanced by the NESP programme.1 December 2017
Monique Lammers, Director of Nursing and Allied Health
Monique Lammers is the Director of Nursing and Allied Health at the Ashburn Clinic in Dunedin. Established in 1882, Ashburn is New Zealand’s oldest psychiatric facility. It uses a therapeutic community model of treatment, and has 34 beds in its inpatient unit and 10 more in its self-care hostel.1 December 2017
Ines Bruin, Pathways
Ines Bruin is the Service Relations Manager at Pathways in Auckland. With several branches around the country, Pathways is the largest NGO mental health service provider in New Zealand.1 December 2017
Wendy Montgomery, Pathways
Doing the NESP programme gave Wendy Montgomery the skills, learning and confidence to develop a number of new projects at her service that have been of great benefit to service users.1 December 2017
Co-editorial
We lead and conclude this issue of Handover with two articles about the “Surfing the waves” conference hosted by Te Ao Māramatanga New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses.1 December 2017
