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Maternity staff care for Takanini local mum and newborn like family

Finding out you're pregnant 11,000 kilometres away from home may be a daunting experience, but it was the complete opposite for 28-year-old Takanini local Maneet Kaur who was back in her hometown Bangalore, India attending her sister’s wedding. “It was an exciting time for my husband and I.

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6 days ago
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CM Health nurse leader’s outstanding contribution awarded

One of Counties Manukau Health’s leaders has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of Pacific people. Clinical Nurse Director, Division of Medicine, Safaato’a (To’a) Fereti won the Pasifika Futures Health and Wellbeing Award at the 2020 SunPix Pacific People Awards recently.

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8 days ago
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Director-General among those thanking COVID response health workers

Media Release 17 November 2020 - Health Quality and Safety Commission | Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is among those thanking health care workers for their compassion and commitment during the recent crises in the health and disability sector, including the COVID-19 lockdown and ongoing response.

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8 days ago
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New CM Health roles help Pacific patients impacted by COVID-19

 Koke Aanauatasi is relishing her new role as a community health worker.   The former Counties Manukau Health cleaner loves the opportunity to help people within her community.

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13 days ago
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Cervical smear coordinator bridging the cultural gap around healthcare for Asian communities

Moving to New Zealand as a teenager from her homeland of India was a bit of a culture shock for cervical smear coordinator Meena Narang at first.

16 days ago
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Counties Manukau Health develops ground-breaking primary and community services system of care

Counties Manukau Health (CM Health) is developing a system of care for primary and community services to support people and whaanau living with long-term conditions (LTCs) that is the first of its kind.

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19 days ago
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It’s more than a job, it’s my vocation

From an early age, growing up in a large happy family in peaceful Nepal, Counties Manukau Health psychiatrist Dr Shishir Regmi knew he wanted to practice medicine. “There wasn’t a practising doctor in my family but I was inspired by our local doctor who cared for our community.

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29 days ago
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Where to get tested in Auckland this Labour weekend

The metro Auckland DHBs (Waitematā, Auckland and Counties Manukau) will operate seven community testing centres (CTCs) through the long weekend (24-26 October) to ensure our communities have good access to a COVID-19 test if they need one.

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33 days ago
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Two additional Community Testing Centres open on the North Shore

Two additional community testing centres (CTCs) are open on the North Shore in response to an advisory issued by Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS). ARPHS is asking people who were at The Malt pub in Greenhithe on Friday night, 16 October, from 7.

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34 days ago
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Papakura local says don’t leave anything to chance, do the bowel screening test

 For Papakura local 73-year-old Frances Stubbs, the 25th of June 2020 is a date she'll never forget. Not only would it have been her father's 100th birthday, it was also the date she underwent an operation to remove colon cancer.

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35 days ago
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