Loving mum from a distance
Dedicated daughter Debbie Cordiner is one of hundreds of family members loving their parents from afar this month as aged care facilities manage the safety of…
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Tairāwhiti has two more cases of COVID-19
Testing results have confirmed Tairāwhiti has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
One is a male in his 50s, the other is a woman in her 40s.
The…
Nurse creates bubble of one to save lives
ASSESSMENT centre nurse Keisha Bartlett has given up cuddles and war games with her sons and created a bubble of one while she works on the health frontline.
Read more ...Government repatriation flight into Gisborne
A chartered Government repatriation flight landed in Gisborne today [Monday 6 April] with 13 locals on board.
The passengers had all recently returned from overseas and were…
Tairawhiti iwi distribute iwi packs
Tairāwhiti iwi have banded together this week to pack and distribute thousands of hygiene and sanitation packs for older people and those with chronic health conditions.
It’s…
Real time simulation helps hospital prepare
It may have been a simulation but the scene inside Gisborne Hospital on Wednesday looked all too real as anaesthetist Dr Leigh Willoughby and hospital staff…
Read more ...Case definition change for city-based assessment centre
Doctors referring people with respiratory illness to the War Memorial Assessment Centre are following new case definition guidelines released by the Ministry of Health.
The city-based centre…
Mental health support still available
COVID-19 is changing daily lives and it’s important to look after everyone’s wellbeing, particularly those experiencing mental illness, says Dr Sue Mackersey from Hauora Tairāwhiti’s mental…
Read more ...Personal protective equipment
Hauora Tairāwhiti has adopted Ministry of Health guidelines to help keep community health workers safe during COVID-19.
Non-essential services should be stopped and staff should keep in…
Having a baby in COVID times
Midwives are flexible and responsive health practitioners and as such are adapting to providing care at this challenging time, says Hauora Tairāwhiti Chief Executive Jim Green.
“This…
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