Colleagues and community rally around Richardsons
“We’ve lost so much but our family is safe and thanks to the kindness of others, we’ll get through this,” says Sheryl Richardson, after Cyclone Gabrielle…
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Committee recommends new system to support survivors of family violence homicide
The Family Violence Death Review Committee is calling for an after-care system to support whānau affected by family violence homicide.
The Committee’s eighth report, An ongoing duty…
Going above and beyond duty of care to get patients home
It was a rollercoaster of emotions for Leo Hunter and Alys Mauheni from the Gisborne Hospital services team during an eleventh-hour, two-day patient transfer, following Cyclone…
Read more ...New Prostate Biopsy Service for Te Whatu Ora in Tairāwhiti
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men in Aotearoa and Tairāwhiti has adopted a global best-practice method to perform prostate biopsies.
Read more ...Health reinforcements a welcome sight
Photo left to right: Linda Xie, Sally Blair-Duff, Adele Ferguson, Ellie Sanson and Nicola Bleasel.
“When I saw the damage from Cyclone Gabrielle, all I could think…
Dialysis nurses go above and beyond during Cyclone Gabrielle
L-R Asha Thomas, RN ; Gilbert Go, CNM; Gilar Merto, RN; Basil Baby, SCN; Sophia Stuart, CNS; Eddie Tan, WDHB Renal Physician; Nicola Hagan WDHB CNM;…
Read more ...Call for tamariki and pregnant people to be immunised against whooping cough
Te Whatu Ora is calling on people to be alert to whooping cough symptoms, and to make sure tamariki, their caregivers and anyone pregnant are immunised…
Read more ...Relief package to support Māori communities devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle
The Government has launched a $15 million short-term relief package to support Māori communities devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle and help accelerate their recovery.
The package will support…
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