Mrs Kitty McQuilkin and Ms Summer Hawke, COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Leads, Counties Manukau, Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand
Kitty and Summer are a dynamic duo committed to equitable health outcomes. Together they led the Counties Manukau COVID-19 Vaccination Programme to protect the diverse communities of South Auckland.
Middlemore Neonatal Nutrition Specialist picks up five year funding package to help sick babies
Dr Tanith Alexander, a specialist in helping babies gain weight after an early delivery has just received a massive boost to her work at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau. Tanith, a 15-year Middlemore veteran has been given The Health Research Council’s Clinical Practitioners’ Reearch Fellowship totalling near $470,000.
Counties Manukau Medical Educator wins Top award at just 29
One of Aotearoa’s most prolific young medical educators has taken out the top award at the Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Educational Councils in Adelaide.
Raising some dough for charity
In the busy run-up to Christmas, Ko Awatea's Lisa Blake spent her weekend in the kitchen making one hundred steam puddings for charity.
Bobby Milne - NZNO Service to Nursing and Midwifery Award recipient
Congratulations to our very own Bobby Milne, who was awarded the NZNO Service to Nursing and Midwifery Award for her commitment and dedication to improving the health outcomes for her patient population.
Expanded Dental Grants available from today
Increased Special Needs Grants for dental treatment are available to eligible New Zealanders available from today
New criteria means more Dental Treatment covered
People can now receive more than one grant in a year (any 52-week period), up to the maximum of $1,000
Recent increases to income…
Clinical News 28 November 2022
There are some pretty clear indications of an uptick in COVID case figures as we come into December with rising case numbers each day.
Z Energy Good in the Hood gives back
Kidz First Hospital has just been the grateful recipient of a donation from a Z Energy. The “Good in the Hood” initiative asked customers at each site to select their favourite charity and the “Kidz First Healing Garden upgrade” was the successful choice.
Te Kaahui Ora picks up top award
There’s been high excitement at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau’s Te Kaahui Ora Maaori Health unit this month, with the team picking up the Supreme Prize in the annual Allied Health Awards.
The best leaving gift – Jahden's victory walk
Leaving the ward using a walker may not seem a big deal to many, but to Jadhen Nelson’s whaanau and rehab team, it was the best gift he could have given them! Back in April this year, while dismantling scaffolding, 28-year-old Jahden was electrocuted by power lines, suffering severe…