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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...
Key leadership appointments at WBOP PHO
Three key leadership appointments were made at WBOP PHO during March. Philippa Jones, Director of Nursing and Workforce Development Philippa is well known to WBOP PHO and the wider BOP, having successfully led our Health and Wellness Service and...
Te Rerenga February 2020
The February 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...
Te Rerenga December 2019
The second 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 bi-monthly newsletter
Te Rerenga is the WBOP PHO’s new 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....
Youth health services provided at school
The School Health Services team at Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation, including Te Puke High School nurse Natasha Harris (front, second from right). Pastoral care in schools is increasingly growing and the school health nurse is playing a...
Klash of the Kohanga Reo for breast and cervical health
Kohanga Reo in Tauranga are going head to head to get as many women as possible to undergo breast and cervical screening for the chance to win prizes. Klash of the Kohanga Reo will see 18 Māori early childhood education...
Convenient and affordable healthcare at a GP near you
A formal sit-down consult with your GP may be on the way out for some in the Western Bay of Plenty as GPs look for more efficient ways to care for patients. Dr Heath Sumpton, owner of one of Tauranga’s...
More support for GPs and Māori in local healthcare
Dr Claire Isham, the new WBOPPHO Clinical Director. Two familiar faces from the Tauranga healthcare community have joined the Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation in new roles established to support both GPs and those working to improve Māori...
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Who we are and what we do