The Stroke service at Tauranga Hospital will be trialling a Rapid Access TIA clinic 1st May 2017. This will be a one-stop clinic with access to same-day CT brain and Carotid Doppler US investigations (arranged by TIA clinic).....

More than one in three women experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime, causing serious ongoing health effects.....

As part of my commitment to shadowing our teams, I was delighted last week to observe the ED administration team in action and to get an understanding of the roles they perform.....

The Orthopaedics department would like to introduce Mr Brian Stephens from the USA as a locum over the next 6 months (with a view to longer).....

The new rapid access TIA clinic, officially known as the TIA FAST clinic, is now up and running.....

We have had a couple of queries about what is currently being seen by or DHB dental service. ....

You may be aware that these pathways are currently in development and getting close to being finished.....

Our ambulance colleagues have noted that since we started using electronic hospital referrals for acute patients, there have been occasions where the ambulance staff don’t receive a handover or a written letter when picking up the patient at the GP practice.....

Our GP Liaison team have developed a guideline that will help you determine accurate aim INRs, duration of warfarin treatment, how often to check INRs etc for patients with atrial fibrillation, DVT or PE, and metallic heart valves.....

An eLearning Dementia Education Resource for GPs and Practice Nurses is now available New Zealand-wide and free of charge, at www.goodfellowunit.org/courses/dementia  ....