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Funding welcomed to boost Northland s youth mental health and addiction services
13 May, 2021 05:30 PM
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Health Minister Andrew Little announced $4.6 million of funding for youth mental health and addiction services at Whangārei Youth Space last Friday. Photo / Liam Rātana
Health Minister Andrew Little announced $4.6 million of funding for youth mental health and addiction services at Whangārei Youth Space last Friday. Photo / Liam Rātana
New funding for youth mental health services has been welcomed in Northland, but service providers want to make sure the money is used effectively. Mental health and addiction services targeted at Northland youth are set
Northland GP Grahame Jelley awarded rural medicine s top honour
9 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Kerikeri GP Grahame Jelley has been awarded New Zealand s top honour in rural medicine. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Kerikeri GP Grahame Jelley has been awarded New Zealand s top honour in rural medicine. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
A Northland GP who arrived in New Zealand 20 years ago with nothing more than a job offer and $78 in his pocket has been awarded the country s highest honour for rural medicine. Grahame Jelley, who until recently worked at The Doctors in Kerikeri, has been named this year s winner of the Peter Snow Memorial Award.
+Undoctored Mental Health and Wellbeing of Taitamariki (young people) In Te Tai Tokerau Set to Benefit From New Service Announced by the Minister of Health
Media release from Mahitahi Hauora
Friday 7 May 2021, 03:54 PM
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Mahitahi Hauora acting chief executive Jensen Webber
The Minister of Health Andrew Little has today announced funding to support a new mental health and addiction service for taitamariki (young people) in Te Tai Tokerau called He Kakano Ahau.
Through He Kakano Ahau, taitamariki and their whānau will be able to access immediate mental health and addiction support in their community when they need it, will be more easily connected to wider mental health and wellbeing services across our region, and they will have one youth worker helping them on their pathway to wellbeing.
Health reforms leave some Northland GPs feeling overlooked
27 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Northland GP Dr Melissa Gilbert-Smith claims Northland GPs have not been consulted on reforms to the health sector. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Northland GP Dr Melissa Gilbert-Smith claims Northland GPs have not been consulted on reforms to the health sector. Photo / Michael Cunningham
A raft of recently announced reforms to the health sector has left some Northland GPs questioning where they fit in the proposed structure. I feel like we ve been disregarded as an expert workforce. I don t feel we ve been engaged enough in the reform process or how we can contribute to things being better, said General Practitioner at Kensington Health, Dr Melissa Gilbert-Smith.