Ben Edward is a Nurse Practitioner with over Ten years’ experience working within Emergency and Intensive Care, now bridging into primary healthcare.
Ben is highly interested in preventative healthcare and working with patients to manage existing health conditions, screening, prevention, and education to optimise all aspects of a patient’s health.
Nurse Practitioners have slowly been introduced into the Australian healthcare system over the past 20 years and is a growing profession. Nurse Practitioners are Registered Nurses that have undergone further study and have an extended scope of practise to allow them to independently treat and manage patients under the guidance of a physician.
Given Ben’s prior experience in minor injury he will be available Monday and Wednesday for appointments to address any injuries as well as addressing any other health concerns.