Stay home if you have diarrhoea
If you have diarrhoea please stay at home says Medical Officer of Health Dr Bruce Duncan. The reminder is issued after two cases of shigella, a…
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Services reduced at Gisborne Hospital for strike
Hauora Tairāwhiti is rescheduling most non-urgent services provided at Gisborne Hospital from Monday 17 October to cope with strike action by the Resident doctors, said Jim…
Read more ...Keeping our tamariki healthy, happy & well
Hauora Tairawhiti are hosting a workshop to look at ways of supporting a healthy lifestyle in our children (healthy kai, physical activity and a healthy weight).
An…
Diabetes Action Month 2016
Today is World Diabetes Day. It promotes the importance of diabetic screening to ensure early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes to reduce the risk of serious…
Town Clock lit purple for babies like Pippa
Pippa Holden was born eight weeks early and unable to breathe for herself. Now she is a thriving five-year old who has not looked back from…
Read more ...Quilts and knitting for little babies
Little babies born in Gisborne are very lucky to have the support of a talented group of quilters and knitters.
An array of cot quilts and knitted…
Budget 2016 Health announcements
New funding for Hauora Tairawhiti in Budget 2016 increases the DHB’s total allocation to a record level, says Health Minister Jonathan Coleman.
Hauora Tairawhiti will receive an…
A practical approach to preventing type 2 diabetes
As Diabetes Action Month draws to a close, Hauora Tairāwhiti staff are reflecting on a recent presentation from Endocrinologist and Diabetes Specialist, Dr Brandon Orr Walker…
Reducing falls aim of 'speed dating' clinic
For older people or those with limited mobility a fall can have a major impact on their lives. A clinic at Gisborne Hospital is working with…
Read more ...Let's talk about death and dying
Presented by Dr Heather McLeod. Heather was commissioned by the Ministry of Health in 2015 to analyse mortality figures and Statistic NZ data. Looking at cause…
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