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Getting the mahi done for breast cancer

WBOP PHO Support to Screening coordinator Joanne Tuhakaraina, centre, has joined with the team at Waipu Hauora – Helen Te Kani, Keriana Hoko-Smith, Riria Gibbons and Hutiao Dickson – to organise mammograms for a group of Matapihi women as part of a Pink Ribbon Breakfast event this month. A group of wahine Māori from Matapihi … Read more

Whānau health and wellbeing target of new wraparound service

Social agencies are working together in a new pilot project offering wraparound services to families in some of Tauranga’s most deprived communities to help improve their health and wellbeing. He Kokonga Ngākau Whānau Support Service is led by Te Runanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi Trust and supported by social housing provider Accessible Properties, the … Read more

Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation appoints new CEO

The Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation Board has appointed Lindsey Webber as its new Chief Executive Officer. Lindsey will join the PHO at the end of May from the Waikato-based Hauraki Primary Health Organisation where she was initially clinical services manager and, since 2016, deputy CEO. Board co-chairs Luke Bradford and Paora Stanley … Read more

Seeka staff lose more than 180kg combined in Biggest Loser challenge

Staff at Seeka in Te Puke have collectively lost more than 180kg in a ‘Biggest Loser’ challenge set up to encourage employees to improve their health and wellbeing.

Cheaper doctors’ visits for CSC holders

Cheaper doctors’ visits for Community Service Card holders came into effect on 1 December 2018. Most general practices under the umbrella of the Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation are charging lower fees for enrolled patients with a Community Services Card, and their dependents.

School health services in the community

Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation school health nurses Waihi Tunbridge-Ross and Tricia Tyrrell were on hand to offer health advice and support to Western Bay of Plenty youth over the recent school holidays.

You can have your cake and eat it too

Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation dietitian Hannah Keddell says if you focus on “mindful eating”, you needn’t feel guilty about enjoying treats.

Clean, cut and cover

Clean, cut and cover. That’s the advice from Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation nurse practitioner Caroline Vanstone when it comes to looking after cuts and scrapes this summer.

Getting back to natural health

The Koiora programme is a Kaupapa Māori health and wellbeing programme offered in the school holidays by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi te Rangi Iwi Trust and funded by the Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation. Rangatahi (youth) aged 11-15 years old are involved in activities such as mau rakau (Māori weaponry), traditional gathering of … Read more

Western Bay NPs join GPs in providing community healthcare

When you next visit your doctor or GP in the Western Bay of Plenty, you may be provided with care from a nurse practitioner, or NP. Nurse practitioners are expert nurses who practice both independently and with other healthcare professionals to manage people’s health needs. They consult in a similar way to a doctor, and … Read more