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WBOP PHO and partners secure medical training for the Western Bay of Plenty
Minister of Health Hon Simeon Brown has confirmed the five regions selected nationally for the programme Students will undertake primary care placements across Western Bay of Plenty and Rotorua communities The Western Bay of Plenty has been confirmed as a...
Minister visits BeingWell as service grows reach and impact across the Bay of Plenty
Hon Matt Doocey met with WBOP PHO on 3 June to hear how a locally coordinated approach is transforming access to primary mental health support in the rohe Mental Health Minister Hon Matt Doocey meets with WBOP PHO frontline kaimahi,...
WBOP PHO appoints Sarah Stevenson as Chief Executive
The Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation (WBOP PHO) Board confirmed the appointment of Sarah Stevenson as Chief Executive on 10 March. The decision was formally shared with staff during the organisation’s monthly hui. Sarah has served in the...
WBOP PHO moves to Seventeenth Avenue in Tauranga
From 23 February, WBOP PHO will operate from a new address at 145 Seventeenth Avenue, Tauranga, joining The Kollective, New Zealand’s largest co-working space dedicated to social impact. The move from 87 First Avenue, only a few minutes away, marks...
WBOP PHO Annual Report 2024–2025: A year of care, partnership and local impact
The Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation (WBOP PHO) has published its Annual Report 2024–2025. The report shares a snapshot of how your local, GP and iwi-owned PHO supported our communities, general practice and partners. It also shows how...
Tāpiri Mai moves into a new phase focused on whānau health literacy
WBOP PHO Community Nutritionist Amy Allport and Clinical Services Lead Sarah Johnson. Tāpiri Mai, a project co-designed with the community to improve access to healthcare for whānau on Matakana and Mōtītī Islands in the Bay of Plenty, has entered a...
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