Emerging Leader Rachel Malone
The Health Quality and Safety Commission’s Open for Leadership Awards are given out monthly to DHBs around the country – two a month from February to…
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Winter ills impacting health services
Dr Johan Peters from Gisborne Hospital ED and Dr Simon Spenceley from 3 Rivers Medical.
Winter ills are starting to have a real impact on health services…
A doctor's experience of polio
In response to the widely publicised onstage interruption by Dr Lance O'Sullivan of the Kaitaia Vaxxed screening, Hauora Tairāwhiti Dr Margot McLean has weighed in on the…
Read more ...Tide turning in war on rheumatic fever
From The Gisborne Herald
Tairāwhiti is winning the battle against rheumatic fever, with only one patient hospitalised with the illness in the past year.
Rheumatic fever has been…
Hand therapy notes missing
Notes regarding the treatment of people who received physiotherapy on their hands between 2012 and 2015 at Gisborne Hospital cannot be located.
The notes may include hand…
Maternity Unit Disruptions
Flooring upgrades at Gisborne Hospital’s Maternity Unit will benefit the community in the long run but will cause disruptions over the coming weekends.
Over the past five…
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is a time to celebrate our native language and culture - it's also an opportunity to learn something new.
Whether it…
What does Te Reo Māori mean to you?
In the spirit of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, we asked some of our Hauora Tairāwhiti whanau what Te Reo Māori means to them.
A new…
Purpose built facility for cancer treatment
Plans for a purpose-built facility for people who need chemotherapy and other day stay treatments have been finalised. A paper proposing that building a new Gisborne…
Read more ...Dietitians Day
Today is Dietitians Day, celebrating all of our fantastic dieticians around the Tairāwhiti district.
The theme of this year’s day - run in collaboration with Dietitians Association…
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