Chantelle Hunter

Planning for end-of-life care

Have you planned for your end-of-life care? Pāpāmoa’s Bob Manihera enlisted the help of his family doctor and the Western Bay of Plenty PHO to help him develop an Advance Care Plan. Read the SunLive article here.

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Te Rerenga November 2020

The November 2020 issue of Te Rerenga, the WBOP PHO’s bi-monthly newsletter for sharing stories of innovation, progress and achievements, both at the PHO and among our general practice and iwi partners, and celebrating our success in keeping people well in our communities.

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Epic Health joins PHO network

The newest member of the WBOP PHO network is Epic Health, an integrative general practice based at 67 Willow Street in Tauranga’s CBD.

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Te Rerenga September 2020

The September 2020 issue of Te Rerenga, the WBOP PHO’s bi-monthly newsletter for sharing stories of innovation, progress and achievements, both at the PHO and among our general practice and iwi partners, and celebrating our success in keeping people well in our communities.

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Te Rerenga July 2020

The July 2020 issue of Te Rerenga, the WBOP PHO’s bi-monthly newsletter for sharing stories of innovation, progress and achievements, both at the PHO and among our general practice and iwi partners, and celebrating our success in keeping people well in our communities.

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Mobile breast screening unit returning to Te Puke

Te Puke breast cancer survivor and health worker Dinky Potiki shares her story to encourage eligible women to head along to BreastScreen Midland’s mobile breast screening unit, which visits Te Puke each year.

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Te Rerenga May 2020

The May 2020 issue of Te Rerenga, the WBOP PHO’s bi-monthly newsletter for sharing stories of innovation, progress and achievements, both at the PHO and among our general practice and iwi partners, and celebrating our success in keeping people well in our communities.

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Behind the scenes of a health pandemic

WBOP PHO has been in full swing on the frontline of COVID-19, ensuring essential healthcare is still available for our communities. Read more about our mahi here.

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Worrying decline in patients contacting GPs

In mid-April WBOP PHO reminded people that GPs were still open for business during COVID-19. Read more here.

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Tauranga doctors rise to the COVID-19 challenge

WBOP PHO Board co-chair Dr Luke Bradford had high praise for people’s good behaviour during New Zealand’s COVID-19 response. He said the key message from general practice was that people should continue to seek medical treatment if needed because GPs were still available for telephone and video consults. Read more here.

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