The first residents were welcomed back to Ellesmere Hospital on Monday 31 October. Te Whatu Ora Waitaha are working with whānau, general practices and community providers at Darfield and Waikari Hospitals to bring residents back over the following week.  

A cuppa, cookie and a natter doesn’t sound like your normal prescription, but it’s proving a winning combination for patients of St Martins Medical Practice who are attending a newly established ‘Talking Café’.

Getting busy Oxford service providers together is no mean feat, but Oxford Community Health Centre Practice Manager Sue Taaffe is leading the charge to re-establish the Oxford Provider Group.

More than 230 people from across Aotearoa signed up for the ‘Introduction to Kia Kotahi Partnership in Design’ (KKPID) webinar presented by CCN on Monday 17 October.

CCN is currently advertising for a Kaiwhakahaere waitara / Project facilitator. This role facilitates the work of Service Level Collaborative groups and manages a range of projects aimed at improving equitable access to healthcare.

Long-standing Community Respiratory Service volunteer Pauline Mohi was acknowledged by the respiratory clinical governance team last month.

Laughter is often referred to as the best medicine, which Te Tumu Waiora’s Health Improvement Practitioners were treated with at an afternoon of connection and self-care held last month at the Design Lab.

International urgent care colleagues shared their experiences and reflections on implementing a telehealth model to support triage across Urgent Care and Emergency Departments at a webinar last week.