Helping tamariki in our community
Winter 2022 was always going to be challenging for our Counties Manukau community, and with so many tamariki in our district we filmed some of our paediatric doctors and nurses in May to give helpful advice for common winter illnesses.
New Primary Mental Health Service for Youth Launches thanks to Wellbeing Budget
A suite of primary mental health and wellbeing services for youth is launching in the Counties Manukau Rohe. The new service, Waypoint – navigating wellbeing, te whai oranga aims to improve mental health access and choice for rito (youth and young adults 12 -24 years).
It's an honour gaining trust from my patients and their families
Jennifer Futialo is a District nurse with the community home healthcare team. Every day she uses the cultural values taught from her Cook Islands upbringing to help her patients. "the majority of our patients in the community are Pasifika, if not Cook Islanders.
Bittersweet departure after lucky ‘break’ inspired journey to Middlemore
Danni’s first day as a Staff Nurse at Ward 2, 20 January 1997
New CT rooms and machine benefits both staff and patients
A special blessing was held at the in June for the refurbished Acute CT room in our Middlemore Hospital Emergency Department. Not only was it in celebration of the upgraded rooms but also the new CT machine now at home there.
Mateata Teatao talks about the importance of her Kiribati culture and passion for helping Pacific people
In celebration of Kiribati Language Week, Fanau Ola Social Worker Mateata Teatao talks about the importance of her culture and her passion for helping Pacific people through their most vulnerable times. "I always knew I wanted to help people.
Interim District Director dons his scrubs
When it comes to walking the talk, Dr Pete Watson, Interim District Director for Counties Manukau, can hit the ground running, donning his scrubs and putting himself to work in our Emergency Department this week.
Hepatitis C testing now available at selected pharmacies
Could you have Hepatitis C? Many people who have Hepatitis C (Hep C) don’t even know about this virus, which can cause liver damage leading to a liver transplant or cancer.
Our last official day as Counties Manukau District Health Board
Today marks the end of an era as we close out our last official day as Counties Manukau District Health Board.
Esme Green – from opening day curiosity to a lifelong legacy
Image: Past and present - Esme Green a former nurse of 15 years from 1947 at Middlemore Hospital with Graduate Nurse Robert Bowker as they try out the new facilities at Middlemore Hospital. 31 OCTOBER 2002, BRETT PHIBBS/NEW ZEALAND HERALD.