Omicron impacts Community Health Service – ‘things will look different but we’re in this together’
Omicron cases are increasing throughout our rohe and our Community Health Service are not immune to its impacts. We are experiencing some staff shortages due team members becoming unwell, being required to self-isolate as a close contact, or having to look after unwell dependents.
Guarding her life saving gift!
After resigning herself to start planning her own funeral, Amy was given a second chance at life with a lung transplant– only to face a new challenge – keeping herself safe and alive during COVID-19.
New, free medical service for Aucklanders with COVID-19 and their isolating whānau
In an effort to help relieve pressure on emergency departments across Tāmaki Makaurau, the Northern Region Health Coordination Centre (NRHCC) has launched four Whānau HQ Care Hubs.
CMO News 22 February 2022
It is my privilege to be returning to Counties Manukau Health to serve our community as the Chief Medical Officer. I re-join the team after a year on secondment as Chief Medical Officer for the Ministry of Health.
A journey inspired by whaanau and manaakitanga
Shannon Taylor knows the importance of whaanau and it was this special bond that led her to our doors, to help care for her sister.
Thank you and farewell to Consumer Council Chair Rosalie Glynn
Rosalie Glynn (front row, centre) and the CM Health Consumer CouncilRosalie Glynn is a force. A consumer advocate since 2011 and chair of the Consumer Council since 2015, Rosalie has worked tirelessly for a decade advocating ‘for those without a voice’.
CMO News 10 February 2022
We are now experiencing the expected significant increase of Covid-19 in our community with over 1000 positive cases in our CMDHB and eight COVID-19 patients in Middlemore Hospital this Thursday morning.
Keeping safe at home with COVID-19
Safely isolating at home is what we all need to do when we become unwell with COVID-19For many fully vaccinated people in our community who get COVID-19, the most that will happen is they will become unwell with cold like symptoms and need to stay home from work or school.
Connecting Asian communities
Kitty Ko knows exactly what it is like to be a patient here – after all she is one here at CM Health as well as a staff member.
CM Health Nurse awarded HRC fellowship
One of our very own Registered Nurses, Bobbie Pene was recently awarded fully funded HRC Māori Health Clinical Training Fellowship for 36 months! The HRC funding will go towards Bobbie’s Ph. D. research in applying a Maaori-centred relational model to fundamental care.