Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire Local Health Boards have welcomed a team of nursing professionals from New Zealand. The team consisted of the chief nurse and senior analyst (nursing) of the Ministry of Health New Zealand, chair of the New Zealand College of Practice Nurses, primary health care nurse, a representative of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and a professional nursing advisor (practice nurse). The aim of their visit to Wales was to attend the National Welsh Practice Nurse Conference and to tour a number of different areas in Wales to gain an insight into its primary health care system. As part of the visit to Wales, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire Local Health Boards were asked to host a day in Ceredigion to give the team a flavour of how the healthcare system works in rural Wales. The day consisted of a visit to the Local Health Boards site in Lampeter and a visit to Lampeter Medical Practice where they met with key staff. The team was provided with short presentations from Dr. Sue Fish - associate medical director, Jenny Pugh Jones - medicines management advisor, and Nicola Gabourel, primary care development nurse, on community services and plans for the future, provision of services through community pharmacists and practice nursing in Ceredigion. The day gave everyone an opportunity to share information and best practice. Helen Williams, nurse director, said: "Wales and New Zealand have similar issues in the provision of healthcare services and this visit gave the local health boards an excellent opportunity to share best practice and look at alternative methods for the delivery of services."