Manaia Health News

Congratulations to Te Aroha Noa Medical Centre and Bream Bay Medical Centre on the successful completion of their accreditation efforts.  Both received very positive feedback from the Assessors, all working very hard towards the end goal.  Both teams talked of the importance of the process improving their links with their community and a great sense of achievement.

Free health care for children under six is all very well if you happen to fall sick between 9am and 5pm. But late at night that after hours doctor's visit could cost you an arm or a leg.

Paediatricians call it a ticking time bomb - the illnesses that go untreated because parents can't afford after hours medical care. They say preventable diseases are turning into lifetime scars because parents can't afford after hours treatment.

In a country where 28% of Kiwi kids live in poverty, that's almost a third of adults with health problems.

The sign on the Transfield company gate states “we lead the way – we do what’s right – we care for each other – we take responsibility”. In an industry providing the infrastructure for what most of us take for granted – roading, water and wastewater – the predominantly male work-force is being well supported to ‘take responsibility’ by lining up at 7am to have their blood pressure, height, weight and tummy girth measured and blood drawn as part of their Heart Health check – and are being rewarded with a healthy breakfast following their check.