How a hāngī transformed a routine ECG clinic into a day of whakawhanaungatanga and togetherness
Involving patients in their care takes many different forms - and a recent event held by our Hapori Ranga Hinengaro team shows how feelings of belonging, community and shared purpose...
TrendCare turns ED nurses’ hard work into data for change
Nurses in Nelson and Wairau Hospitals’ Emergency Department are enthusiastic about TrendCare’s arrival in ED and the potential the programme holds to paint a picture of how many hours of care a patient needs compared to the time and workforce available.
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Paw-fection: animal therapy is back!
Pet therapy has returned to the AT&R ward.
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White Ribbon Day 2022 - Condemning Violence Against Women
Trigger Warning: violence, violence against women, sexual assault, homicide
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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 - Antibiotic Amnesty in Nelson Marlborough
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week ends tomorrow, and the 2022 campaign is 'Antibiotic Amnesty' - a call for old antibiotics to be returned to the pharmacy in order to reduce antibiotic resistance.
Trans Awareness Week: Spotlight on our project team working in Nelson Marlborough, plus a community-led health survey and resources
In honour of Trans Awareness Week, we're spotlighting a team who are working together to assess the current health pathways and experiences for non-binary, transgender and/or gender-diverse people in the...
Launch of Te Pae Tata | Interim New Zealand Health Plan
Today marks another milestone for our New Zealand health reform as we are pleased to announce the official release of Te Pae Tata | interim New Zealand Health Plan.
Te Pae Tata has been developed to outline what Te What Ora will do differently over the next two years to build the foundations of a sustainable and affordable, unified health system to better serve our communities.
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Planned care programme will make lasting differences to health service delivery
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand’s chief executive Margie Apa says the report from the Planned Care Taskforce, released today, represents long term and lasting differences to the way...
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'COVID-19 Cruise Ship Exercise' provides inter-agency problem-solving practice
The Nelson Marlborough Health Protection team led forty-one attendees from fifteen different organisations in a COVID-19 Cruise Ship Exercise with the aim of strengthening lines of communication and preparing for a busy cruise season.
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World Osteoporosis Day October 20, 2022: Make your first fracture your last fracture.
Osteoporosis New Zealand urge Kiwis to prevent life-threatening future fractures by getting to know their bones a little better.