When Trish Kerr turned to outreach nursing in the Hutt Valley nine years ago, decades after training and working as first an enrolled nurse and then registered nurse, she could not have anticipated how considerably more complex her role would become in that time. What started out as a three-month contract with Te Awakairangi Health …
Avalon Medical Centre is the latest of 12 Hutt Valley general practices to have a full complement of Access and Choice team members on board. This relatively new partnership model of care enhances the traditional primary care offer for those patients whose mental health and general wellbeing needs are impacting on their wider health. GPs can …
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Te Awakairangi Health Network launched its Winter Wellness campaign last week at an event that encouraged our local community to prioritise their health and do their bit to reduce pressure on the health system through what will be a challenging season. Although winter is usually a busy time for primary care, our practices in the …
The Hutt Valley and Wellington regions have now entered the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout – the vaccination of border workers’ household contacts, and of the frontline health and emergency workforce – with five community vaccination centres (CVC) now in operation. Operated by Te Awakairangi Health Network PHO, and supported by Capital & …
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Across the Hutt Valley, community based assessment and swabbing centres (CBACs) are being set up to test for COVID-19. Many general practices are testing people at the medical centre, with some practices using portable cabins alongside their practices. “It’s really important that anyone who is feeling unwell with any condition, calls their local medical centre …
Piki on track to help thousands of young people across the region ahead of Hutt Valley launch The Government’s free youth mental health pilot, Piki, is on track to help an estimated 10,000 young people with mild to moderate mental health and substance use challenges across the Wellington, Hutt and Wairarapa areas over the next …
More young people (18 – 25) with mild-moderate mental health conditions will be able to access a wider range of age appropriate support faster, through a new Ministry of Health initiative called Piki. The pilot will be rolled out initially in Porirua then across Wellington, the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa regions. Piki is expected to …
LA’s Gangsta Gardener Ron Finley was in the Hutt Valley last week, sharing his experience of turning unused city spaces into food-producing gardens. Back in 2010 when Ron planted vegetables on the grassy verge outside his house he ran into trouble with the authorities. He challenged the status quo, succeeded in changing the rules and …
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Tū Ora Compass Health, Te Awakairangi Health Network and Central PHO, who together represent the primary health care needs of nearly 600,000 people, have signed an agreement with Valentia Technologies to provide a new suite of practice management products through the population health platform, indici. Originally developed by Valentia in close collaboration with Midlands based …
Poly Odyssey was a rich Pasifika experience delivered alongside Polyfest Hutt Valley during the week of 2 July 2018. Poly Odyssey surpassed expectations for both the organisers and the 50 schools, early childhood centres and learning organisations that attended. Approximately 15,000 Hutt Valley students, fanau and friends experienced Poly Odyssey and Polyfest Hutt Valley. The …
