Don’t be shellfish: Boil away the bacteria
Wairarapa’s coasts are a hotspot for fishing and diving, but New Zealand Food Safety is warning of an increase in cases of gastroenteritis from eating shellfish.
Hospital’s warning: ED wait times to spike
Wairarapa’s emergency department is warning wait times could be longer over the Christmas break amid ongoing staffing shortages and an expected rise in presentations.
Emergency...
Whaiora meeting an urgent need
Whaiora is offering an urgent clinic, to combat a pre-Christmas surge.The primary care medical centre in Masterton announced in early December that there were...
Oh baby! Midwives struggling to deliver service
Te Whatu Ora Health NZ admits Wairarapa midwives are rushed off their feet trying to fill gaps in the roster created by continued staff shortages.
Covid case spike at the hospital
Covid-19 hospitalisations have escalated, with seven cases in Wairarapa Hospital yesterday.Of those, six are aged over 65. None of the patients are in the...
Wharekaka eyes up merger
It’s been a gruelling year, financially and emotionally, for Wharekaka’s board and residents, but the future of the retirement facility, long hanging in the...
Auto-residency: Not a silver bullet
Automatic residency for health workers will help relieve shortages, but union members say there is more to do.The Government added nurses, midwives and all...
EpiPen funding ‘life-changing’
Funding for EpiPens will be life-changing for people with severe allergies, a Masterton pharmacist says.Pharmac announced it will fully fund adrenaline auto-injector product EpiPens...
Where there is smoke there is consequences
I don’t know where I stand on the Government’s bold new amendment to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Bill, which passed its third...
Physio 75% shortage won’t be relieved
A Greytown clinic owner says the region will bear the brunt of the Government's decision to leave physiotherapists off the Green List.The Work-to-Residency Green List...
