Highland Queen

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1. Moving to New Zealand

   Highland Queen replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia, New Zealand

   Hi Fran I have recently secured a job in Hastings as a midwife but will probably live closer to Napier. Will be moving out in October this year. Lots of organising to do now. There's a huge choice of...

2. Moving to New Zealand

   Highland Queen replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia, New Zealand

   hi susan, seems to be a lot of us planning to move from uk to nz. i'm a midwife here in scotland and wanted to go to nz for years, couldn't persuade my hubby. then we got the chance to go over last...

3. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   Highland Queen replied to Highland Queen's topic in International Nursing

   Thanks IP. Hadn't thought of Palmerston North. Had a recommendation to stay clear by a mw working in Bay of Plenty. Said pay wasn't good there and conditions not too hot. But maybe things have changed...

4. new zealand and nursing

   Highland Queen replied to louise21's topic in International Nursing

   :) Hi Louise, Am a midwife in Inverness and am going through the process of registration etc. to move to NZ with my family, hopefully by October this year. Nurse registration isn't too much of a...

5. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   Highland Queen replied to Highland Queen's topic in International Nursing

   Hi, Thanks for the reply. As far as I can work out I don't need to do any extra hours before practicing. However my scope of practice will be limited for a time until I fulfil some of the midwifery...

6. Hoping to move to NZ this year. Midwifery info. needed.

   Highland Queen posted a topic in International Nursing

   Hi, am hoping to move to NZ this year. Had been hoping for August but may well be October. Am married with 2 kids (11 & 7 ). Have been a midwife for 13 years now and have wanted to come to NZ for...

7. Routine newborn blood glucose testing?

   Highland Queen replied to bbnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi there. I work in a teaching hospital in Inverness, Scotland. We certainly do not do routine blood sugars on all babies. If a baby is at term, good weight, and healthy with no risk factors, such as...