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Media Release - New Health Collaboration Agreement To Boost Regional Innovation 6 September, 2024
Media Release from: THINK Hauora PHO July 5, 2024
Media Release: THINK Hauora
Media release from: THINK Hauora 4 June 2024 THINK Hauora statement: Health Budget 24......
Media Release from: THINK Hauora PHO May 21, 2024 THINK Hauora welcomes Dame Karen Poutasi to MidCentral regional hui…. Together with local alliance partners, GPs and Iwi Māori Partnership Board CEO, THINK Hauora PHO welcomed Dame Karen Poutasi - Te Whatu Ora Board Chair, to a district hui, showcasing partnership and collaboration in the MidCentral rohe last week. THINK Hauora took the opportunity to reinforce the challenges impacting local services including on-going workforce shortages, nursing pay parity and capitation funding. Dame Poutasi was joined by Dr Sarah Clarke, Te Whatu Ora National Clinical Director Primary and Community Care, Dr Anna Skinner, Te Whatu Ora Clinical Chief Advisor Primary Care and General Practice NZ Medical Director, Dr Bryan Betty as part of a national road show to better understand the health landscape across New Zealand. “THINK Hauora’s expanded governance structure with 50/50 iwi Board representation allows us to be more responsive to the needs of our community, underpinned by Pae Ora and a shared vision of connecting communities for wellbeing across the rohe,” said Dr Bruce Stewart - THINK Hauora Board Chair.” Supported by THINK Hauora, alliance partners highlighted examples of integrated care in response to community need: THINK Hauora CEO - Amarjit Maxwell shared highlights of the network wānanga enhancing general practice to support health and wellbeing, bringing over 110 cross sector kaimahi to share and learn together. Iwi Māori Partnership Board (IMPB) CEO Dan Arapere discussed how local health and wellbeing providers and the seven local iwi are working closely to better meet the needs of the community. Local alliance partner Te Tihi o Ruahine Upoko Whakarae, Materoa Mar showcased on-going initiatives to support whānau into home ownership, resulting in better health outcomes. Sarah Fenwick - Group Director of Operations Te Whatu Ora MidCentral, discussed current challenges with patient flow and the programme of work that has been set up enable improvement noting the commitment between Hospital Specialist Services and THINK Hauora. Guests then traveled to Kauri Health Care in central Palmerston-North, to better understand what integrated family health services looks like in a large, agile and sustainable primary care setting. More information : THINK Hauora is a Primary Health Organisation (PHO) that provides primary healthcare services to the North Island’s MidCentral region. This includes the Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua localities, Palmerston-North city and Kapiti (Ōtaki). Contact: Amarjit Maxwell CEO THINK Hauora Amarjit.maxwell@thinkhauora.nz
THINK Hauora and UCOL Te Pūkenga are proud to announce the first Rainbow Health scholarship for ākonga who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community and are studying in an area of health, excluding nursing.
Te Pūkenga business divisions Careerforce and UCOL are working collaboratively to support THINK Hauora with the general practice (primary care) workforce in the Manawatū region to upskill and gain a recognised qualification.
General practice organisations have rejected the Government’s proposed 5 per cent increase in general practice funding from July 1, saying that an increase of at least 14 per cent is needed to keep services going.
Kia ora koutou and happy International Nurses Day to all our nurses across the network.
This week is World Immunisation Week. World Immunisation Week aims to highlight the collective action needed to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. The ultimate goal of World Immunisation Week is for more people – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases. THINK Hauora have this week launched a new campaign encouraging whānau of all ages to roll up their sleeves, bee wise and get immunised. The campaign aims to highlight a number of vaccines that are often free and readily available on the National Immunisation Schedule. This Schedule details the series of vaccines that are offered free to babies, children, adolescents and adults in New Zealand. This includes vaccines such as Influenza, Rotovirus, Meningococcal B, MMR, and Tetanus. THINK Hauora Immunisation Facilitator Abby Davis says that immunisation is the best form of defence against a range of serious diseases and viruses in the MidCentral region. "Immunisations can help protect the whole whānau - from young pēpi (babies) to our tīpuna (grandparents). Getting immunised against serious diseases means we can protect the ones we love," says Abby. "Please speak to your GP to ensure you are up to date with your vaccinations. We also offer two weekly childhood immunisation clinics in Palmerston North and Horowhenua." For more information, visit our Immunisations Page .
Media Release - New Health Collaboration Agreement To Boost Regional Innovation 6 September, 2024
Media Release from: THINK Hauora PHO July 5, 2024
Media Release: THINK Hauora
Media release from: THINK Hauora 4 June 2024 THINK Hauora statement: Health Budget 24......
Media Release from: THINK Hauora PHO May 21, 2024 THINK Hauora welcomes Dame Karen Poutasi to MidCentral regional hui…. Together with local alliance partners, GPs and Iwi Māori Partnership Board CEO, THINK Hauora PHO welcomed Dame Karen Poutasi - Te Whatu Ora Board Chair, to a district hui, showcasing partnership and collaboration in the MidCentral rohe last week. THINK Hauora took the opportunity to reinforce the challenges impacting local services including on-going workforce shortages, nursing pay parity and capitation funding. Dame Poutasi was joined by Dr Sarah Clarke, Te Whatu Ora National Clinical Director Primary and Community Care, Dr Anna Skinner, Te Whatu Ora Clinical Chief Advisor Primary Care and General Practice NZ Medical Director, Dr Bryan Betty as part of a national road show to better understand the health landscape across New Zealand. “THINK Hauora’s expanded governance structure with 50/50 iwi Board representation allows us to be more responsive to the needs of our community, underpinned by Pae Ora and a shared vision of connecting communities for wellbeing across the rohe,” said Dr Bruce Stewart - THINK Hauora Board Chair.” Supported by THINK Hauora, alliance partners highlighted examples of integrated care in response to community need: THINK Hauora CEO - Amarjit Maxwell shared highlights of the network wānanga enhancing general practice to support health and wellbeing, bringing over 110 cross sector kaimahi to share and learn together. Iwi Māori Partnership Board (IMPB) CEO Dan Arapere discussed how local health and wellbeing providers and the seven local iwi are working closely to better meet the needs of the community. Local alliance partner Te Tihi o Ruahine Upoko Whakarae, Materoa Mar showcased on-going initiatives to support whānau into home ownership, resulting in better health outcomes. Sarah Fenwick - Group Director of Operations Te Whatu Ora MidCentral, discussed current challenges with patient flow and the programme of work that has been set up enable improvement noting the commitment between Hospital Specialist Services and THINK Hauora. Guests then traveled to Kauri Health Care in central Palmerston-North, to better understand what integrated family health services looks like in a large, agile and sustainable primary care setting. More information : THINK Hauora is a Primary Health Organisation (PHO) that provides primary healthcare services to the North Island’s MidCentral region. This includes the Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua localities, Palmerston-North city and Kapiti (Ōtaki). Contact: Amarjit Maxwell CEO THINK Hauora Amarjit.maxwell@thinkhauora.nz
THINK Hauora and UCOL Te Pūkenga are proud to announce the first Rainbow Health scholarship for ākonga who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community and are studying in an area of health, excluding nursing.
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