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.  

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.

The Oxford and Surrounding Areas Health Service Development Group (OSHSDG) has worked through a series of ten recommendations to enhance local health services. Now it’s time to hand the reigns back to the wider community - express your interest in joining the group.

A Hanmer Springs family is encouraging rural families to take a new approach to appointments by using technology to access specialist health appointments.