Blogs

The May 2020 issue of Te Rerenga, the WBOP PHO’s bi-monthly newsletter for sharing stories of innovation, progress and achievements, both at the PHO and among our general practice and iwi partners, and celebrating our success in keeping people well in our communities. (more…) Read more

WBOP PHO has been in full swing on the frontline of COVID-19, ensuring essential healthcare is still available for our communities. Read more about our mahi here. Read more

In mid-April WBOP PHO reminded people that GPs were still open for business during COVID-19. Read more here. Read more

WBOP PHO Board co-chair Dr Luke Bradford had high praise for people's good behaviour during New Zealand's COVID-19 response. He said the key message from General Practice was that people should continue to seek medical treatment if needed because GPs were still available for telephone and video consults. Read more here. Read more

Three key leadership appointments were made at WBOP PHO during March.   Philippa Jones, Director of Nursing and Workforce Development Philippa is well known to WBOP PHO and the wider BOP, having successfully led our Health and Wellness Service and been instrumental in the strategic development of the services and development of individual staff. The work undertaken has resulted in a narrowing of Māori health inequities and Philippa is looking forward to working with our PHO partners to further develop... Read more

The February 2020 issue of Te Rerenga, the WBOP PHO’s bi-monthly newsletter for sharing stories of innovation, progress and achievements, both at the PHO and among our general practice and iwi partners, and celebrating our success in keeping people well in our communities. (more…) Read more

The second issue of Te Rerenga, the WBOP PHO’s bi-monthly newsletter for sharing stories of innovation, progress and achievements, both at the PHO and among our general practice and iwi partners, and celebrating our success in keeping people well in our communities. (more…) Read more

Te Rerenga is the WBOP PHO’s new bi-monthly newsletter for sharing stories of innovation, progress and achievements, both at the PHO and among our general practice and iwi partners, and celebrating our success in keeping people well in our communities. (more…) Read more

The School Health Services team at Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation, including Te Puke High School nurse Natasha Harris (front, second from right). Pastoral care in schools is increasingly growing and the school health nurse is playing a key role in looking after student health and wellbeing, even going so far as screening for emotional distress. The Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation’s 10 school health nurses tend to a multitude of health needs, ranging from skin... Read more

Kohanga Reo in Tauranga are going head to head to get as many women as possible to undergo breast and cervical screening for the chance to win prizes. Klash of the Kohanga Reo will see 18 Māori early childhood education centres encouraging their wāhine mā to undergo life-saving screening. The challenge is being run by the Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation’s Support to Screening team which has been successful in using kaupapa Māori initiatives such as this one... Read more