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Your local ED at Whakatane Hospital has had to sort out a few GP issues recently.....

A new Bay Navigator pathway is being created to help assist primary care in the Management of Eating Disorders.....

The paediatric team have been trialing a new format for their clinic letters.....

The following updates have been published on the PathLab website:....

We have become aware that some out-patient clinic letters may be arriving in primary care after a considerable delay.....

A National Health Advisory was sent to you on 7 December 2017 advising that an all of Government working group is responding to PFAS (specifically PFOS and PFOA) found in groundwater at the NZ Defence Force Ohakea and Woodbourne bases.....

I was delighted to welcome Health Minister Hon Dr David Clark to our DHB recently....

A simple pathway has been developed to provide clarity on the management of Tongue Tie in newborns.....

There is a discretionary fund held at the PHO so all youth (12 – 19 years) and high needs clients (Maori and Pacific Island) can be referred for individual counselling regardless of your practice funding status.....

The majority of ENT referral letters will now be triaged by a new consultant to the area, Mr Peter Blake. ....

Registrations are now open for the Advanced Care Planning Cooperative’s Level 2 Practitioner Training in the Bay of Plenty.....

As per the media release copied below, we have seen an increase in mumps notifications across Lakes and Bay of Plenty in the last month.....