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Diane Williams was one of the country’s first primary healthcare nurse practitioners, starting on the East Coast in 2007 for Ngāti Porou Hauora before heading to the West Coast. An NP in Marlborough since 2015, she practises at Marlborough Urgent Care Centre in Blenheim
This article covers the symptoms of concussion and the key roles that GPs play in early management. It discusses factors that affect recovery and the advice GPs should give to patients to help prevent escalation of symptoms and to promote earlier recovery. Finally, it describes the ACC funded Concussion Service
The ability to live independently is highly valued by seniors.1 Much of that independence, which is critical to the mental health and wellbeing of older adults, comes from living in their own home
