“It’s about basic values like manaaki (respect).” Aikman said a trauma-informed approach is not just for doctors and teachers, but for the entire community. “We have to change the way we deal with people, the way we help people through trauma.” “It’s up to us as practitioners, employers and everyday people to be non-judgemental, and to give people opportunities to share.” Asked if the over-stretched health, education and social services sectors can afford to take a holistic approach, Aikman said the alternative was far more expensive. “If we don’t address this it’s only going to magnify, and the costs are going to become even more disproportionate.”
He is one of 2400 South Canterbury people to participate in the testing. Over the eight months the kits have been rolled out in the region, 120 tests have come back positive due to the presence of blood. So far, 77 people in South Canterbury have had bowel screening programme colonoscopies. In about 80 per cent of these cases polyps have been found and removed. Three early stage bowel cancers have been detected.
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Dene Madden from Twizel, right, and South Canterbury District Health Board general surgeon Rene Van den Bosch. If treatment is administered early, there is a 90 per cent chance of long term survival.
“Everything is booked up until November.” She said given her occupation, she was surprised she was declined an MIQ booking more than 14 days before her travel date. Williams said she thought it “very strange” that there had been many options in MIQ two weeks ago, then suddenly everything was unavailable until November. “I think New Zealand needs to be aware that New Zealanders coming back with essential skills are struggling to in fact come back home and serve the nation in this hour of need. I think that needs to be looked at.” Enquiries to MIQelicited very generic answers, she said.
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