Cardiology care closer to home for East Coast
A cardiology team in Gisborne is crediting stronger relationships with Ngāti Porou for the success of recent remote clinics up the East Coast. Gisborne-based cardiology nurse practitioner Tracy Low, left, and Hauora Tairāwhiti head of cardiology Dr Gerry Devlin. Photo: Alice Angeloni / LDR The burden of heart disease falls unequally on Māori and Pasifika, a problem further compounded in isolated and high deprivation areas. Hauora Tairāwhiti director of cardiology Dr Gerry Devlin said the t...
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