Hauora Tairāwhiti is now in the recovery phase as a result of the Junior Doctors’ strike which took place a month ago. Hauora Tairāwhiti had to cancel...
Read more about "Outpatient backlog to be cleared by end of June"...Sherryll, a full-time Manager at the House of Wonder, is going to have her head shaved on her 65th birthday to raise money for an $8000...
Read more about "Shaving for a chair "...On Thursday 27 June 2019 surgical teams in hospitals around the country are being encouraged to take the time to hold a 5-minute briefing prior to...
Read more about "Gisborne lead on operating theatre briefings"...Registrars and their examiners From left: Dr Joanna Wojciechowska, education assistant Radhika Openshaw, education officer Puto Tito, Dr Ashwin Ramji, Dr Inte Malik, registered nurses Tania Rolfe...
Read more about "First time for Adult Medicine exams in Gisborne"...East Coast and rural retailers are making progress keeping our youth safe from the harm of smoking. Fifteen out of sixteen retailers didn’t sell tobacco to...
Read more about "Most shops are not selling smokes to youth"...Winter ills are starting to have a real impact on health services throughout Tairāwhiti. Since the beginning of June, there has been a significant increase in people...
Read more about "Winter ills impacting health services"...Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a brain-based disability that is the result of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. There is clear evidence alcohol is the most...
Read more about "Tapu whilst Hapu poster competition"...The Auckland measles outbreak and the visit from two people who were infectious means that primary care across Tairāwhiti has been extremely busy over the past...
Read more about "Lots of pressure on GP Practices - measles"...The pilot that trialled an innovative bicultural Kaupapa Māori response to Tairāwhiti people in distress is now complete. However, the kaupapa on which the trial was...
Read more about "Prime Minister endorses kaupapa Māori response to Mental Health"...Shannon Moloney and Arlo Public Health Nurse Shannon Moloney and her son Arlo. “I wouldn’t even consider taking Arlo to anywhere that has had a measles outbreak...
Read more about "Continued risk of measles over summer"...