Alison James

GP at Fifth Avenue Family Practice, Tauranga. GP Liaison, BOPDHB, Executive Committee, WBOPPHO. Passionate about General Practice and Quality Improvement.

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

I love this approach and can’t wait to see it in action in the BOP.

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

@josinclanz @DrEricLevi So glad you survived the NG swab! It’s not pleasant to perform either! Hope you feel better soon.

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

@josinclanz @GongGasGirl Mine too Jo...

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

Yes....

[Sue Crocombe @shinybluedress]

This...

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Day 2/7 photos of my life. No people and no comments.

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

@jocole76 So inviting! We are just about to start plans for putting a pool in. Very excited. 🏊‍♀️

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

@jocole76 @cbrabyn Very creative!

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

Day 1/7 photos of my life. No people and no comments.

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

@jocole76 Challenge accepted! I’ll have to think on it. 😊

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

@HelenPParker @HCH_NZ @HCHcollab Totally agree @HelenPParker 2 of my patients were mothers with young families. Often challenging to get out for appointments at that stage of life. Then another at work so saved him time out of the office. Feels good to be offering flexibility in how we deliver our care.

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

I did my first telephone triage/consults yesterday - part of our Healthcare Home journey. Just experimenting with times & spaces. Patients seemed to love it. All 4 avoided having to come in. Simple issues, well safety netted & helped take pressure off the day. @HCH_NZ @HCHcollab

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

I’m trying to express appreciation more but to make it timely and specific to a particular encounter/ event. I believe it has more impact when it’s personalised rather than just generic.

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

@sarahAHPRehab @HCH_NZ @HCHcollab @pinmhnmd Absolutely! Bring it on. 😉

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

So we are 2 weeks into our Healthcare Home journey and , of course, my favourite part so far is the daily staff huddle - GPs, nurses and admin. A wonderful way for us all to connect and start the day as a team. Simple but so effective! @HCH_NZ @HCHcollab @pinmhnmd

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

Singing is a great way to bring people together. I’ve had the joy of belonging to the Vocal Chords for about 4 years. Made up of healthcare workers of all flavours. Here we are doing our Christmas hospital walk around.

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

@jocole76 @grimwade_kate @drjoevb @heidi_ed @EmmaGreenNZ @sarahdaveybop @sarahAHPRehab I’m sorry I missed your hug! And that I didn’t do a @jocole76! I’m a bit hopeless on Twitter! Yes next year’s event will be bigger and better for sure. Lots to look forward to. 😊 Happy Christmas! 🎄🎅🏼

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

Today was my last day as a GP Liaison at BOPDHB. It’s been a wonderful 3.5 years.Highlights were definitely the relationships I’ve made - so many lovely people. @grimwade_kate @drjoevb @heidi_ed @EmmaGreenNZ @sarahdaveybop @sarahAHPRehab and more! Now onto the next adventure!

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

Last week I hosted the inaugural BOP Clinician Appreciation Awards - one in Ohope and one in Tauranga. Such great evenings! A time of connection and collaboration. Mahi tahi. I loved that Primary care & Secondary care clinicians came together and acknowledged our shared purpose.

[Alison James @DralisonJames]

Today I walked 2 minutes down the road from where I work and sat here for a short while. In the middle of a crazy busy day. It was peaceful. The view was gorgeous. It recharged me. Simple things.

[Andrew Tagg @andrewjtagg]

Why do we need to bring the joy? Because it is contagious. A smile of recognition and a "Hello, Bikash" to the orderly becomes a smile from orderly to radiographer to worried patient to stressed out relative to nurse to manager. We all make more ripples than we ever know.