RNZ
The National Party says it s ongoing criticism of New Zealand s MIQ facilities is justified following the Covid-19 case in the community in Northland.
Thousands of New Zealand children are starting their schooling without a vital health check. Only 73.1 per cent of eligible four-year-olds had their B4 School Check (B4SC) in the year ended June because checks couldn’t go ahead during the Covid-19 lockdown. In the previous year, 91 per cent of eligible children were checked while the figure was 94 per cent in 2017. “It’s concerning to see so many children missing out, even during an uncertain time brought on by Covid-19,” Assistant Māori Commissioner for Children Glenis Philip-Barbara said.
Alison Sheppard (
image attached)
received the Clinical Excellence award at Capital &
Coast DHB’s annual ‘Celebrating Our Success’ awards
for her work with the General Movements Assessment (GMA) –
one of three tools which, used together, are considered best
practice for early diagnosis of motor
disability.
“The GMA involves taking video footage
of an infant’s movements at specific ages – pre-term,
term, and around 12 weeks – which are then scored by a
specially trained team,” Alison said.
“The
patterns of movement quality over time provide us with
information about how the infant’s brain is
developing.”
It is recognised that early diagnosis
A West Coast patient died last year because hospital staff failed to realise the person s condition had deteriorated and did not transfer them in time to a tertiary-level hospital.
Te Nikau Hospital & Health Centre in Greymouth.
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
It was one of five serious adverse events reported by the West Coast District Health Board for the 2019-20 year and the only one leading to the death of a patient.
Serious adverse events are those which result in significant additional treatment, major loss of function, are life threatening or lead to an unexpected death. DHBs around the country must report such incidents to the Health Quality and Safety Commission and review them with the aim of avoiding repeats.
Ex-students share encouraging messages as Northland students await exam results
13 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Wellington-based nurse Phoenix Ahomiro, from Whangārei, was one credit off achieving NCEA level 3 - but that hasn t been a barrier for her. Photo / Supplied
Wellington-based nurse Phoenix Ahomiro, from Whangārei, was one credit off achieving NCEA level 3 - but that hasn t been a barrier for her. Photo / Supplied
Mikaela Collins is a reporter for the Northern Advocatemikaela.collins@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Don t put so much pressure on yourselves, your results don t define how far you will go in life. That s the simple message ex-NCEA students had for the 4000 Northland students who will next week find