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• Cure Kids’ third State of Child Health Report spotlights urgent health priorities

  Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Report, child health, families, disease, care, health, inequality, equity
  Cure Kids media release: 16th May 2023 Cure Kids’ "State of Child Health in Aotearoa New Zealand" report reveals the inequitable and worsening burden of diseases, including respiratory conditions, and rheumatic fever and heart disease for our tamariki

• Sign the petition for a Commissioner or Minister for family carers

  Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: care, petition, families
  The NZ Carers Alliance is calling for a formal home in government for family, whānau, and aiga carers

• The Eldernet Group provides greater transparency about residential care costs

  Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: care, older adults, retirement, elderly
  The Eldernet Group has taken the guesswork out of knowing the cost of residential care - thanks to an upgrade to the search function on its website

• E-learning course: Oral and intravenous vitamin C use in health care

  Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in: Training With tags: Professional Development, health, care, Training
  Over the last few decades there has been increased interest and renewed research into the role of vitamin C in acute and chronic conditions such as infection and cancer

• New search function on Eldernet helps families struggling to find available care home beds

  Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: older adults, older people, care, services, elderly
  The process of finding available care home beds in New Zealand has been made easier for older people and their family/whānau, thanks to The Eldernet Group’s upgraded online bed vacancy report

• Outpatient appointments postponed to free up staff for acute care

  Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, services, disease, care, immunisation, vaccination
  Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury media release: 14th July 2022 New measures to alleviate the pressure on health services in Waitaha are being put in place, says Interim District Director - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Dr Peter Bramley

• Help us help you: Go to right place for your health care needs

  Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, services, support, care
  Multiple winter illnesses continue to place pressure on our Canterbury health system, with general practices, pharmacies, urgent care facilities and our Emergency Department all stretched to capacity and beyond

• Multiple winter illnesses placing pressure on health system

  Posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disease, vaccination, immunisation, health, services, care
  Canterbury District Health Board media release: 7th June 2022 Canterbury has now recorded more than 155,000 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began - with almost 1000 new cases recorded today

• Eldernet: Where good decisions start

  Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, services, care, older adults, elderly, older people
  Eldernet is New Zealand's leading information provider about services relating to the older people as well as the people who support them