A great opportunity to catch up with everyone, a good start for the New Year and a chance to meet the team, debrief and share information.

By Dr Brian Robinson

The day will consist of interactive sessions relating to the management of clinical emergencies. The processes covered will be around teamwork, leadership and membership of a team in an emergency, decision making and communication. It addresses the human factor issues in the clinical setting.

I am very pleased to welcome you to the first of our regular newsletters with latest happenings from Astra. Winter is here and we expect to continue to increase our work for the next few months. Certainly the beginning of this year has been busy as the Private Hospitals look forward to a fantastic year and the Public Hospitals remain steady. Up and Coming Events Infection Control Study Day – Friday 8th July. This study covers prevention through hand hygiene, hand washing, cleaning monitoring and management of infection. By attending this study day, you will earn a total of 3 hours towards your nursing professional development hours and one star on your Astra Healthcare study day incentive card. Next Coffee Drop In – Tuesday 5th July 10am – Open to all staff. A chance to meet the rest of the team, debrief, share info. We will be meeting at the NEW office and look forward to showing you around. Mid Winter Xmas Party – You are invited to the Astra Social club’s first event organised by Claire, Noelle, Mo and Steph. Saturday the 16th of July 7pm at the Blarney Stone (up the stairs) Molly Malones pub, Courtenay Place. There is a prize for the best Christmas inspired outfit. Should be a fun night! You can find more information on our events at our Facebook page and also on the Astra website. Please Contact Geline by email to enrol for any of our study days. New Shift Booking System We are excited to be introducing our new online staff booking system over the next few weeks. This will make your life a lot easier! Nurses can edit and update their availabilites online and Hospitals eventually will also have direct access to the system. New Wellington Office We are very pleased to be moving to a new office on the 1st of July, just around the corner to Level 7, ANZAC House, 181 Willis Street, Wellington. Map link. The new building has an interview room within our area, two working lifts, is earthquake proofed and we have access to a large training room – Yay. We look forward to giving you the tour. All phone numbers and postal addresses will remain unchanged. Astra is now on Facebook! We now have an awesome Facebook page. Please visit the page and “like” us so you can post to our wall, interact with other users, and be the first to know about our events and news. Lastly I personally would like to thank the Astra Healthcare team for their continued hard work and dedication. Each one of our nurses are stars – we have been requiring a lot of you recently and everyone is always keen to step up when it is busy. Thank you! Kind regards Trish Stevens Managing Director

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  ]]> http://www.astrahealthcare.co.nz/astra-healthcare-news-27th-june-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.astrahealthcare.co.nz/we-have-moved-to-anzac-house/ http://www.astrahealthcare.co.nz/we-have-moved-to-anzac-house/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:15:02 +0000 trish http://www.astrahealthcare.co.nz/?p=1486 Astra’s Head office has moved to Level 7, ANZAC House, 181 Willis Street (just around the corner), Wellington. We look forward to giving you the tour. Check out our contact page to see a google map http://www.astrahealthcare.co.nz/contact/ All phone numbers and postal addresses will remain unchanged – cheers Trish

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Thanks Astra!

Don A.

Most of these agencies had expanded to a point they had lost their identity and personalised approach to what I required in my work and home environment.

When I joined Astra Healthcare in 2008 Trish was happy to accommodate my very specific demands. I was treated with respect and acknowledged for my skills and was placed appropriately in critical care environments such as ICU and ED. I was contacted post these shifts in the first few weeks, to see if the shift went well and If I was happy to return for another shift in the future.

I did not feel pressured to work in areas that I was not comfortable in and my shift preferences would be fulfilled 90 % of the time.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Astra Healthcare which in turn allowed me to relax and make the most of my time in New Zealand and I will return again in the future.

Megan C.

Thanks Astra!

Mo B.

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Deepa K.