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Categories: nursing

Date: 24 March 2010 20:24:29

As I mentioned before, in May I will be reducing my hours at work by a day a week, and that means that I will be changing the GP practice with which I will be working (though I will be in the same team so won't be so much as moving desks never mind office or anything). One of my colleagues has been meeting with the main GP partner during the vacancy, and last week when they met he asked her to ask me to pop into the practice sometime so they could welcome me. I went in today, and was not only welcomed as a colleague, but also presented with this:

They told me they wanted me to feel part of the team and wanted me to feel welcome and a full part of the practice, and seemed so genuinely happy to have a health visitor again, I was really touched. I hope I can live up to their expectations! (not to mention their previous HV, with whom I worked for a couple of months when I first started and who was a. lovely and b. a really good HV).

I know I moan about health visiting and it's not really what I want to do long-term. But being appreciated and welcomed before I even start will make such a difference.