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Elita McDonald - Speech and Language Therapist

Qualifications: BSLT., ATCL Performance Voice., LSVT Loud Accredited Practitioner.

Communication is key! My role as a Speech and Language Therapist means I am to blend my love of helping people, science, creativity and communication everyday. 

I work with both children and adults. Areas of my practice include: Articulation and speech sound delay, voice disorders, stroke and neurological rehabilitation e.g. stroke recovery and Parkinson’s disease, swallowing difficulties and acquired language impairment called Aphasia.   

Whilst completing my Speech and Language Therapy Degree at Canterbury University, I performed in various Opera and Musical Theatre productions, and I continue to perform as a soprano soloist for weddings and events here in Wellington.  

Clinic appointments, or home visits are available with Elita. Email emcdonald.therapy@yahoo.com or phone 027 329 0569. 

Dionne Delacey - Outreach Nurse 

I am a genial and compassionate nurse with a love for diversity of culture, and strongly believe in the huge benefits of self-care and responsibility. After working in the community as a District Nurse also running the CCDHB, Kapiti Pulmonary Rehabilitation courses. I believe I have gained valuable skills to assist my patents in achieving their goals. With two primary school aged children at home I understand the demands placed on everyday life, but also that occasionally we must take a breath, look around, and realise there is a solution to almost every problem.

Since 7 April 2014, a summary of your health records has been immediately available to hospital clinicians and afterhours GPs, as the electronic Shared Care Record was launched in Wellington, Porirua and the Kapiti Coast.

From 20 April 2015, there has been some changes to the Shared Care Record. In brief, this means:

• GPs are now able to access the Shared Care Record for casual patients seen in their practices.
• GP access to the Shared Care Record has been extended to include the Hutt Valley region.

The Shared Care Record lets authorised health care providers, such as after hours GPs and hospital doctors, access a summary of information from your GP.

Information like your test results, medical conditions, allergies and prescribed medications will be shared. The information will be available at any time, even if our medical practice is closed.

The information is stored securely in New Zealand and all access to the information is recorded and routinely audited.

You can choose to withhold some or all of your information. However, if you choose to withhold your information, health professionals involved in your care, for example in an emergency or after hours situation, may not immediately have information available and this could delay appropriate treatment and mean additional tests are needed.

If you don’t wish other health providers to have access to your Shared Care Record, you can opt-out by calling us on 0800 727 664, telling your GP, or sending a letter to the freepost address below:

Freepost Authority Shared Care Record
Compass Health
PO Box 27380
Marion Square
Wellington 6141 (No stamp required)

For more information on the Shared Care Record Project, click here.

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