Articles for category: Health

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Ngati Hine Health Trust appoint co-leaders as interim CEO

Ngāti Hine Health Trust has announced a joint, interim CEO leadership with Office of the CEO Director, Jade Morunga (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa) and Director of Operations, Chris Miller (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kahungunu). The appointment follows outgoing CEO Geoff Milner stepping down from the role after seven years of service. Trust chair, Rowena Tana says the ...

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‘Government’s disability spending changes endangering lives of children and health of parents’

The Government’s decision to reduce access to continuous glucose monitors (CGM) not only threatens the lives of children with type 1 diabetes and increases the potential for ‘Dead in Bed’ syndrome, but also threatens the health of their parents an AUT academic says. Public Health researcher Dr Catherine Crofts, a New Zealand registered pharmacist, says ...

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Nearly 13,000 pandemic stories shared with the Covid-19 Inquiry

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned has received nearly 13,000 stories of the pandemic from its public submissions process, says Inquiry Chair Professor Tony Blakely. “Hearing from the New Zealand public is essential to the work of the Inquiry, which is to learn from our country’s pandemic experience to better prepare for ...

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$100k fundraising campaign launched to fit out new Christchurch birthing unit – Maia Health Foundation

A Canterbury health charity is aiming to raise $100,000 to put world-class finishing touches on Christchurch’s new central city birthing unit. The unit, called Kurawaka Waipapa, is being hailed as a gamechanger for the city, which is desperately short of central birthing facilities. “This new birthing unit will provide valuable space for whānau to spend ...

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‘Lack of informed consent for circumcision procedure’ – HDC

Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Dr Vanessa Caldwell has found that a GP breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for his care of a teenager who underwent a circumcision procedure for cultural reasons. The teenager attended a medical centre for the procedure. The teenager’s mother told HDC that the ...