Press Releases
Bringing cervical screening into trusted spaces
WBOP PHO, Huria Trust and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa team up to offer free clinics on Tauranga campus this September The team behind the kaupapa: Gemma Pearson (WBOP PHO), Maia Peckham (TWOA), Kara Winiata and Rosina Taueki (Huria Trust) September...
WBOP PHO Opposes the Pae Ora Amendment Bill
The Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation (WBOP PHO) has made a formal submission opposing the Government’s proposed Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Bill. This Bill weakens the equity and Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles at the heart of...
New training in Tauranga focuses on cancer screening kōrero
WBOP PHO and partners have launched training to support non-clinical staff on opportunistic cancer screening conversations with Māori and Pacific whānau WBOP PHO Equity Programme Lead Sénae Mitchel emphasised that the kaupapa reinforces the need to keep equity front and...
BeingWell: Free, everyday mental health and wellbeing services, now easier to reach in the Bay
Two primary care teams offering free, same-day mental health, addictions and wellbeing support are now under one easy to recognise identity. BeingWell is the new name for a service many people in the Bay of Plenty region already use. Managed...
WBOP PHO welcomes significant general practice funding uplift
Total boost of $175 million addresses a long-awaited investment in frontline care Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation (WBOP PHO) unites its voice with General Practice New Zealand (GPNZ) and other sector partners in welcoming today’s announcement of a...
New free training empowers non-clinical kaimahi to support cancer screening kōrero
Register now and join us on 23 July at Mount College for the inaugural Let’s Talk Screening training Kaimahi from WBOP PHO came together on 17 June to pilot and help refine the Let’s Talk Screening training. Western Bay of...
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