Researchers are studying an investigational vaccine to see if it could help fight infections that can cause pneumococcal disease.....

I want to share with you an update which has recently been released by the Ministry of Health. The Government has directed the Ministry to develop a new set of performance measures to replace the Health Targets. The focus of these measures will be on population health outcomes.....

Dr Bronwyn Copeland, Consultant Psychiatrist will host an educational evening on Wednesday 5th September at 6.30pm in the Conference Room.....

This vaccine has been unavailable due to a worldwide shortage over the past 2 years. Babies or children less than five years of age are eligible for BCG vaccination if they meet one of the following criteria:....

Our recent newsletter featured an article with a non-functioning link. Please see below, this time with a working link:....

A quick reminder from our paediatric colleagues. They have noticed a few children being prescribed oral steroids for bronchiolitis and other respiratory infections. This has included children under 2 years old.....

Do you struggle to manage young people with possible eating disorders? Do you know what ARFID (Avoidant/ Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) is?....

Have you ever wondered whether a quinsy throat requiring admission should go to ENT or General Surgery?....

Mr. Naidu (TK) has recently relocated to the Bay of Plenty from South Africa. TK trained as an ENT Surgeon at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine in Durban, South Africa.....

Increasing awareness of bowel screening has led to a spike in sales of self-purchased FOBT kits.....

Applications open from now until end of August.....

It’s hard to believe that we are already in August … thankfully with signs that the weather is starting to warm up! 2018 has been a challenging year so far, including large and erratic swings in demand for the BOP health system’s services, major changes across a number of areas within the DHB and recent industrial action. ....

The surgical team at Whakatāne Hospital have made us aware that over the last few weeks there have been two cases where patients have had palpable rectal masses which have not been documented in the colonoscopy referral.....